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Woodworth: On lilies, hummingbirds and classical guitar

Three Peruvian lilies are blooming in my garden. They are red. I don't know where they came from. Don't remember buying them. I think they must be of the same genus as Surprise Lilies. (My mother called them "Naked Ladies.") They don't have leaves, just tall stalks.

I suppose there were leaves in the spring, but since they are in a lily bed, I wouldn't know. I have a hummingbird who likes them. I'm not sure that they are made for hummers. It may be that color that is attracting him. He has been here for a week or more. I'm getting worried that he should be going home, not hanging around my yard, though I am very happy to see him. He likes the lilies, flits around the 4 o'clocks and the rose bush.

4 o'clocks have a trumpet-like flower and they are red, though not as red as the lilies. He eats at the feeder, flies around the flowers and then sits on the pea trellis. I have always heard that hummers don't perch, but this one does. He sits and preens the flies off, where I don't know, then I see him start all over again.

One day there were two. I know this because I saw them both together. One came flying in toward the feeder, and the other left the trellis and started after the first. I haven't seen them together again.

I got 4 o'clocks at one of the book, plant and bake sales the Friends of Harrisburg Library had at the fairground. It came from the garden of Elizabeth Stafford. It gives the lily bed some color when they are finished blooming.

A cultural arts program will be at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, at Harrisburg District Library, sponsored by SIC and the library. Classical guitarist Peter Fletcher will perform. He has performed several times at SIC and the library. The concert is free and open to the public.

The 4 C's Fall Giveaway will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, on the parking lot of Harrisburg Methodist Church. Clean clothing in good repair and household items, in working order, will be accepted. Items for donation will be accepted starting at 7 a.m. Please enter the alley between the parking lot and church from Poplar Street and exit onto Locust. There will be people on hand to help you unload your car.

"People always tell me, 'There aren't enough hours in the day.' But we live our lives in weeks. Think 168 hours instead of 24 hours, and everything changes." (Laura Vanderkam)

Not a bad idea. When I look at my list, a few things need to be done today, but most can wait until tomorrow or the next day.