Blonde Granny
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Post by Blonde Granny on Feb 23, 2014 12:44:35 GMT -5
The cardinals are signing their beautiful song outside the bedroom window. We have a grove of trees that are home to various critters, but hearing the songbird this morning is a delight.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2014 12:47:58 GMT -5
The gold finches are turning yellow and a friend saw a bluebird yesterday. C'mon spring!
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Blonde Granny
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Post by Blonde Granny on Feb 23, 2014 13:02:19 GMT -5
I tossed put all my old hummingbird feeders when we moved, it's time to start thinking about getting some new ones. I need some pots for planting too. Still a few weeks too early, but jalapenos and parsley are on my list.
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Post by milee on Feb 23, 2014 13:14:49 GMT -5
We love the Cardinals, too. They're gorgeous and not afraid to eat from the feeder at our big picture window. But I don't think their strident little cheeps are very melodic - the boys joke that it sounds like the Cardinals are yelling at us to put more sunflower seeds in the feeder. No hummingbirds around here (used to love them in Arizona), but the variety of other birds somewhat makes up for that loss. If you live somewhere with hummingbirds, it's definitely worth it to put up a feeder.
We bird-sat a friend's parakeet for a few weeks and he made the most peaceful, soothing, pretty sounds. He sounded a little like the bird version of a small, babbling brook. Not at all obtrusive, but just a constant, pretty stream of background burble. He'd made a good sound track for one of those machines that play soothing noises to get you to sleep.
The Whipporwills (sp?) make a nice sound and at night when it's cool and the windows are open, the owls' low calls are beautiful.
Unless, of course, the neighbor's yappy dog is barking. Then that's pretty much all you can hear.
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Post by mollyanna58 on Feb 23, 2014 16:19:43 GMT -5
Well, the snow has receded in some areas so you can old dead grass - I'll take it!
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Post by Bonny on Feb 23, 2014 16:38:14 GMT -5
Gorgeous day here. Went for a walk along the coast and saw a pair of hawks hunting. Must be nesting time soon.
Saw my first California poppies blooming today too along with Cinquefoil. Tuesday I saw Trillium blooming in the back of the park.
If I didn't have to finish painting my dining room for a dinner party we're giving on Saturday, I'd be out weeding 'cuz the grass has already rizzed!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2014 17:04:06 GMT -5
It must be spring because.......... again, I want to get a puppy. Again, I'm not getting a puppy.
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Post by haapai on Feb 23, 2014 18:02:48 GMT -5
Wah! All I see is dirty snow and a half dozen morning doves crowding the cardinals off the feeder.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2014 18:04:44 GMT -5
Beautiful day here. I'm cleaning up the Koi pond and probably should get the falls started. We've NEVER started the pond this early. This weather is just plain weird.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2014 19:11:14 GMT -5
Yes, it's spring because I hurt. We filled 10, 30-gallon trash bags with assorted weeds, leaves and trimmings this weekend. Counting last weekend, we've put in about 15-17 hours of serious yard work so far this spring. I think we have about another 10-15 hours left to go. I absolutely love it as I whine about my achy parts. The birds are everywhere - doves, cardinals, mockingbirds, wrens, finches, sparrows. And I saw three butterflies. Unfortunately, the mosquitoes are out too.
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Post by mamasita99 on Feb 24, 2014 5:14:32 GMT -5
I washed the cars this weekend (ugh, they really needed it after the snow, salt and sand!), it felt great to be in the sun! The kids were able to get the bikes out and adventure through the neighborhood, to come back winded and thirsty, love it!
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Post by amishgal on Feb 24, 2014 6:44:38 GMT -5
The snow is melting so now all the piles of dog poop are visible
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Post by tractor on Feb 24, 2014 8:48:25 GMT -5
Another inch of snow and 14 degrees here this morning. At this rate we will be lucky if the snow is gone by June. No self respecting bird would dare come back to Michigan this year.
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Post by milee on Feb 24, 2014 9:31:05 GMT -5
Went for a walk along the coast and saw a pair of hawks hunting. Must be nesting time soon.
There's a pair of Ospreys that nest at my boys' bus stop. It's cool to watch them but not quite as cool when they drop a half eaten fish on your car.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Feb 24, 2014 9:34:58 GMT -5
9 degrees here today. Going to be cold all week.
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Post by Bonny on Feb 24, 2014 10:00:17 GMT -5
Went for a walk along the coast and saw a pair of hawks hunting. Must be nesting time soon.
There's a pair of Ospreys that nest at my boys' bus stop. It's cool to watch them but not quite as cool when they drop a half eaten fish on your car. Free snacks!
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