Two hummingbirds have been visiting our feeder for a while; zipping in quickly for a sip or two and then disappearing. Sometimes both would feed and at other times they would chase each other away. Occasionally, they would feed when we were sitting on the bench near the feeder. On Friday this one spent over a minute feeding at the Verbena flowers on the patio, giving me time to get a dozen shots. 
Southeastern sky at sunrise July 4
Fog over the creek July 4
Western sky at sunset July 5
Last week a fire gutted the warehouse of the General Engineering Company in downtown Frederick. The fire was caused by an electrical problem in a refrigerator. The company plans to rebuild the historic building. 
Playing with big brother
Lewis meets Buster
I'll pull the wagon myself!
A walk with Daddy
High fives with Poppaw!
Goodbyes with Mommaw
My two youngest grandsons were visiting for the weekend. Winston (four in a couple of weeks) loves water. His Mom started swimming lessons when he was about 6 months old and he now swims across the pool. When I was watering some flowers, he asked if he could run through the water and his Mom said okay. He got a little wet running in front of the hose I was using, but when the sprinkler for the yard came on, he really had a ball. 
After a bunch of days with the temperature around 100, Thursday was in the low 80's with lots of blue above the fluffy, white clouds. I went looking for some fresh corn and cantaloupes. The first place I stopped had neither, but it is a beautiful spot to take pictures of sky, farms and Catoctin Mountain. And a few vultures soaring made a nice touch. I found corn and cantaloupes at another place.
