Like the old saying goes, “Be careful what you wish for.” 
 
Back during the pandemic, when we were all under lockdown, each afternoon my lady and I would take a walk around the neighborhood. You know, to keep the energy flowing, stay in shape, and all of that kind of stuff.
 
We would walk by this one neighbor’s place, and we noticed that they had a couple of hummingbird feeders hanging up and they had tons and tons of hummingbirds flying all around, feeding, etc. We thought how cool that would be.
 
Anyway, we set up a hummingbird feeder, and a few hummingbirds would pop by each day to feed. All was well with the world.
 
Over time, a few of our neighbors also set up hummingbird feeders. It was kind of cool to watch the hummingbirds fly from ours to theirs and theirs to ours.
 
Time ticks by, as a time always does, and I started to notice that none of my neighbors were refilling their hummingbird feeders. Some of them were really nice glass pieces. Pretty to look at. But, no sugar water was in them any-more…
 
What started to happen is that all the hummingbirds in the area begin to feed from the two feeders that are hanging on our patio. All good at first. But, then/now, it has gone crazy. Hummingbirds are feeding from them all day long. I mean constantly! So much so, that I have to refill them at least once a day.
 
Now, don’t get me wrong, I love hummingbirds and nature and all of that kind of good stuff. But, it has gone from being fun—refiling the feeders maybe once a week, to becoming a chore.
 
My lady and I were discussing this last night, and our hummingbird feeding neighbor, from a time gone past, and we laughed, “Be careful what you wish for,” because we thought all of those hummingbirds being at that person’s feeders was cool. Cool, until we faced the hard, cold reality of it.
 
Right now, I look out my window, and I count fifteen of them feeding. I guess I’m the only one in the area who still cares enough to care that they get feed. But, it is a chore.
 
Just some food for thought… “Be careful what you wish for.”