Friday, July 22, 2016

a little something for everyone

As promised, the results of the giveaway giveaway!
There were 15 commenters:


And the random sequence generator says:


So...the winner of the Kiva gift card is Thistle Cove Farm!


Congratulations and thank you for your comment, Sandra!
I hope you will enjoy your first Kiva experience :)

And I know it isn't the same as winning a giveaway, but for all the commenters - and indeed for all the silent readers of Comptonia (who I dearly hope will someday say hello!), I'd like to share two special images. I hope you enjoy them.

The first is a hummingbird moth!


 If you've ever seen one of these gentle furry creatures you can imagine how thrilled I was to find this one - called a Snowberry Clearwing, believe it or not! Did Tolkien name it? - enjoying the bee balm yesterday.

And only moments later:

 

Have a marvelous day, everyone!
Really. Let's all look around and find something to marvel at :)
~~~~~

8 comments:

  1. Congratulations to the Winner!

    Great pictures. The hummingbird moth! That's a real treat to see one.
    The first time I saw one I thought it was a baby hummingbird.

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    1. Same here! And I don't see them often, so unless I get a glimpse of the color right away, my first thought when I see one hovering and zipping around is still "tiny hummingbird!" Then, "There's something odd about that tiny hummingbird!" ;)

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  2. We get the hummingbird clearwing moths here, but they tend to stay long enough to be seen and you notice their legs! Not bird-like! And then there are the bird ones, beautiful pix.

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  3. A hummingbird moth! I haven't seen one in years - they are strange creatures. Very cool.

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  4. Congratulations to the winner!

    Hummingbird Hawkmoths are superb, but then, so are Hummingbirds.

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  5. Congratulations to Sandra! Loved the pictures - have never seen that moth so that was special, and of course hummers are so hard to photograph so you did well.

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  6. Quinn, thank you! Some pleasurable time has been spent looking at the Kiva website and choosing a woman who needs money to enlarge her sewing business.
    Your photos are fabulous...always.

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    1. Thank you, Sandra! I'd love to wander around your farm with my camera :)

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