our summer garden . . .

 July in our garden

"Flowers are the music of the ground.

From earth's lips

spoken without a sound"

-Edna St. Vincent Millay- 

Northern Flicker couple . . .

We have a new little couple in our garden and couldn't be happier . . . 

this pair of Northern Flickers are very happy to spend time here , hammering at the soil for ants while we admire them from the sunporch . . . 

And while we tried to be as quiet as we could as not to disturb/frighten them, with each click of the camera one would look up ;-) right at us!

Five photos later (not the best ones albeit) , we just sat and enjoyed watching them and their gorgeous plumage . . . 

Of course, I focused in on the heart!