14 Sunday Mar 2021
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had some fun watching this little critter…
all of a sudden another came along… turned its head to stare them down… and there was some serious scurrying;-)…
they look so cute, but they are a lot less friendly than the gray squirrels and run everyone else off from the feeders…
10 Wednesday Feb 2021
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tonight I popped outside to fill the feeders on the deck… I didn’t think I needed my gloves, but didn’t take into account the outside door handle…
I did have on my toasty warm boots which I have now put under the fish tank to keep warm…
so much better than in the front landing…
09 Tuesday Feb 2021
went out to fill the feeders this afternoon… it is so cold out that I didn’t want the birds to run out of food…
started with the front feeders… only took a few minutes to fill one and put out fresh suet in the other…
then I went through the house and out the back… filled the first feeder and took the second into the garage to fill it… by then my fingertips felt very cold… I had hoped to add more to the first feeder, but my fingers were numb… clearly I had the wrong gloves on…
I quickly added seeds to the feeders on the deck and came in…
took a long time for my fingertips to warm up…
04 Thursday Feb 2021
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big girl pants, birds, blessed, camera, feeders, fun, garden, house finches, moments, nature, observing, pictures, snow, weather, widow
today I spent a lot of time observing the birds at the feeders in the garden…
started first thing when I caught a nuthatch, squirrel and bunny snacking… I didn’t even notice the nuthatch when I took the photo, lol…
then the nuthatches, chickadees and house finches came and went for hours…
got a few good shots while at it, but it was difficult with the snow on the window…
a very enjoyable way to spend the day…
02 Tuesday Feb 2021
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big girl pants, birdseed, birthday, blessed, exercise, family, feeders, grandson, hot tub, McDonalds, moments, treat, weather, widow
had a wonderful treat this morning…
my grandson brought McDonald’s breakfast over when he came to pick up his youngest brother’s birthday present…
he sat by the door and I sat on the far couch… it was nice to have a meal and visit… don’t think that has happened since the summer in the garden… then he was off for the rest his day…
a bit later I went out and filled feeders while topping up the hot tub… lots of running up and down the stairs in the process, lol…
good exercise… for the heart and the body…
19 Saturday Dec 2020
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had some fun watching the visitors to the feeders today…
saw chickadees, nuthatches and woodpeckers at the front feeders… at one point all three were there, although only the woodpecker decided to pose, lol…
lots of sparrows as well as this guy on the deck…
at the end of the day, the sky was stunning…
nature was everywhere;-)…
31 Saturday Oct 2020
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big girl pants, birds, cold, feeders, garden, moments, nature, suet, sunflower seeds, treat, weather, widow
had some fun in the kitchen a few days ago after I took out the garbage from the den closet cleanup…
last week I found a recipe for homemade suet and added a few of the items to my grocery order so that I could make some for the birds…
it seems like a simple recipe with just 5 ingredients…
while making this, tomato sauce for my supper was simmering on the stove…
I made a double recipe so hope the birds like it, lol…
I used a sushi container and another container I found… after melting and mixing everything together, they went into the freezer to solidify…
I’ve put some out front in the suet holder and also put a bit in one of the saucers in the garden… so far it doesn’t seem to have the birds swarming to it;-(…
my problem now is that I am nearly out of sunflower seeds and won’t likely be getting any for at least a few weeks…
05 Monday Oct 2020
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after, big girl pants, birds, cleaning, feeders, garage, garden, goldfish, moments, nature, pictures, pond, squirrels, widow
spent an hour in the garage sorting and organizing… I laughed because I always think about the before picture after I’ve done the work, lol…
also was in the garden for a couple of hours watching the goldfish and birds move about…
I filled feeders and put them in different spots…
it is always interesting to see how long it takes the birds and squirrels to find them again, lol…
08 Friday May 2020
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big girl pants, birds, birdseed, blessed, feeders, garden, grandson, moments, nature, purple, shopping, widow
I’ve been out a few times topping up the feeders, and I even added a new one I discovered in the garage…
a friend dropped off some sunflower seed for me but I am getting a bit worried that it will run out before I can get more from the store… hopefully my grandson will be by and able to pick some up for me…
watching the new arrivals to the garden is such fun and I’ve started a list of everything I see this spring and summer…
thought I’d spotted a purple finch, but discovered that it is likely a house finch, lol…
04 Saturday May 2019
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basement, big girl pants, birdseed, deck, feeders, furniture, garden, reading, ready, widow, wind
a beautiful day out…
it was fairly windy so I wasn’t going to go and do anything outside, but had a conversation with my Ottawa daughter who had been busy in her yard…
so, I had a nap and then went out for a bit…
brought up the birdseed from the basement and filled the feeders as well as the two pails that live in the garage…
then I did a little cleaning on the back deck and moved the furniture around to get the garden ready…
and finally, I spent some time reading in the sunlight…
