You’ve seen the TV commercial of Citi Bank. They ask,”What’s in your wallet? But I want to know what is in your freezer. I know what is in mine. Right now I have wonderful peaches that I put up recently.
Back in the 1970’s when we moved to the lake I saw more wild life than I had seen in my whole life. I saw my first painted bunting and indigo bunting. And I also saw my first ruby-throated humming bird. They fly into the sun and you see a brilliant burst of ruby red. I was hooked on wildlife. I put up humming bird feeders and a table for the birds and squirrels. I also found out that deer will fight each other for food.
We had a swimming pool and I put down an old red towel at my back sliding door—to wipe feet before coming in the house. A humming bird must have thought it was a flower and he dived for it and hit the plate glass and broke his neck. He was so beautiful . I had read in the newspaper if you put them in the freezer for 9 months you could take them out and display them. So that is exactly what I did.
We were having a party one night with about 40 people and I said to my friend,”I bet I have something in my freezer that you don’t have.” I told her it was a ruby-throated humming bird. And she informed me that she had one in her freezer also. I took the little bird out and held him to the light to show my guests how beautiful his ruby throat was. After that I showed him at every party and everyone was amazed. After 9 months I took him out and put him in a cup in the cabinet so I could look for a little glass dome to display him. Finally, I found one and when I went to get him—-all that was left was dust and a few feathers. So—-don’t believe everything you read in the newspaper. What’s in your freezer?
I probably don’t want to know.
