Hummers & Hostas

This sweet little painting brings two of my favorite things together.  

First, hummingbirds... well, of course, who doesn't love seeing a hummingbird?

We had so many visiting our feeders this year. It's always a treat to be sitting in my spot on the back porch, hearing that familiar little bzzz, then spying the tiny little green thing flitting around. Sometimes one will land for a sip and stay until the bossy one comes to shoo them back into their tree. I don't know why they can't just relax and share.  There's always plenty of their red juice to go around. 

Second, hostas...

My front flower beds are so shaded that nothing I'd tried really thrived. When my dad moved from his home into a senior living place, we dug up a few of the hostas from his flower bed and gave them a try around our porch.  They not only survived, they did thrive!!

And they kept on thriving! Growing bigger and thicker!

And they kept on thriving!  Filling the bed and flowering at the end of summers.

This year was the first time I'd seen hummingbirds stopping by the hosta flowers for a drink.  

I tried to snap a photo.  Ha! How does anyone ever catch a photo of a hummingbird?!  They're so fast! Bzzz... Zip... Zip... Sip... Zip... Gone!

Original Oil Painting on 6"x 6"x 2" Canvas.

And If you'd like this painting for yourself, click Hummers & Hostas.  It's on a chunky little thick canvas. The sides are painted, so it could be displayed just sitting on a shelf.