The delphinium outside of our dining-room window has been putting on a major display this year, with a single plant yielding seven purplish blue stalks as tall as or taller than I am. It’s the most magnificent showing we’ve ever had.

During our meals, the hummingbirds sometimes ignore the feeder to sup from these flowers, often sitting on the string you can see that we used to keep the stalks upright.

To make sure you understand the size of these suckers, I am 6’4″, and I am standing, not sitting, in this picture.