Picking cherries again

A lot of the cherries are past their prime and falling from the tree.  I baked a pie yesterday that was SO delicious, I just couldn't bear to let all that potential goodness fall to the ground.  So I spent about two hours on the ladder again today, picking cherries.  A pair of robins scolded me unmercifully while my head was up in the branches, and I finally noticed their nest.  I got a little higher than I probably should have with my fake knee, but here's what I saw:  

Baby robins are ugly little creatures, aren't they?  I snapped several pictures, but this is the only one that wasn't blurry.  My head was just even with the bottom of the nest, so I couldn't actually see what I was getting a picture of.  Most of the shots were blurry.  Oh, but I did get a brief video!

I don't plan on picking any more cherries.  There are probably at least six cups I picked today from which to remove the seeds:  It's a sticky, messy, clothes-staining job I detest!  Don't suggest a cherry pitter, I have to watch for worms.  So I seed the little cherries one at a time.  

Four years ago I planted a trumpet vine out front to attract hummingbirds.  I was warned that these things can take over a place if not carefully watched.  If this one oversteps its bounds, Cliff will be Johnny-on-the-spot to take control.  There is one down the street from my daughter's house that has consumed a whole building... incredible!

The hummingbirds really appreciate these flowers.  Now that we've actually gotten some rain, perhaps all my flowers will bloom a little longer.  

Most of my day lilies turned brown and didn't bloom, but the Asiatic lilies are really showing off.