We really have to watch out for deer on the road, which I’m happy to do, unless there’s a speed demon riding my tail, hustling me to drive faster, dammit.

I got down near it and looked at it for quite a while. Then it stopped being scared of me and hopped away down the hill toward the woods.

Did you know that hummingbirds are aggressive? Well, they certainly are! They’re highly territorial about feeding and breeding, and they’ll whup anybody or anything they perceive as threatening or encroaching upon either.