Very hungry Hummers

We had about 10 feeding at the same time this weekend that we could count. Had to refil the 3 feeders we had after about '>30 hours

The Servant

I finally finished reading another book for my class and I think this one succinctly sums up, in an entertaining and easy to read manner, what all the other business books that I have read so far are trying to say. To effectively lead you must: 1. Build relationships 2. Focus on the customer not the CEO/management 3. Lead with authority/influence, not power 4. Meet the needs of those you lead (needs not wants) 5. Action vs feeling - Love those you work with and although not a huge point of the book, but mentioned...., get the right people on the team.

Home

Having lived in several different locations and visited lots, I am beginning to understand what is home for me. I must say first off that who is with me at home can make it or break it and Wood definitely makes it. That being said... I love the country.... I love sitting out on my deck and watching humming bird battles, turkey vultures soaring over the lake and hills and just being able to see distance. I love the afternoon thunderstorms, the hills turning orange and red in the fall and the gorgeous green of spring. I love living a 5 minute drive from a state park with lots of hiking trails and a vast and inviting lake. I love the slower pace and that people actually look each other in the eye and listen to each other.

morning

Here are a couple of views of my favorite statue of the weekend

Weekend 1 in DC

Visited with Anne and Mark on Saturday and as always had a wonderful time. Their front yard is looking especially wonderful since they landscaped. We went out to Chili's for lunch and then to see "The Devil wears Prada" Anne and I both liked it and Mark said he liked the beginning ;-). All I have to say is if my first week of work here last week was as bad as 'the new Emily' I think I would have told them all where to go. Some seriously nasty women, for sure. Sunday I visited the Hirschhorn Museum and the ground floor of the National Art Gallery. I especially love Rodin's work and they both had lots. So all in all I was quite thrilled. Some of my favorite work was in the National Art Gallery which isn't really a part of the Smithsonian. I took lots of pictures of one particular statue. Going to see if they actually came out tonight and then will post if one of them did. All in all a great weekend, if not still a little hot. But then so is everyone.

Bugs and such

Wood has been the fortunate one to spot most of the interesting bugs around the house. He has seen luna moths twice and this little fellow was sitting on the hood of his truck Saturday morning. Me , the lover of bugs, never spots a one, but Wood the not so lover of bugs seems to see them all the time I took him out to a more comfortable spot in the pinestraw by some bushes Wood was also fortunate enough to pick up this fine hitchhiker on our trip up to Chicago last week. He felt something crawling on his arm after a brief stop in Kentucky (which is most gorgeous). Wood wanted it off and I wanted him to hold still while I grabbed a picture. We compromised with him in a pocket of the door and then I took him outside on our map. I believe it is a Hebrew moth, although I would have named it a Dalmatian moth. Notice the blue up by his head and on his legs. Very very cool.