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Another crappy day
Mar 15, 2008 | 10:24 AM PST
Sure wish it would stay nice on the weekends. It is about 20 here and I am anxious to start getting in to puttering in the yard. Had a friend tell me the other day that she had ordered her zinna seeds. Hope she has better luck this year. She plants her seeds indoors in peat pots and last spring they all molded on her. She still hasn't figured out what caused it. I'm not that busy yet, will wait to hit the green houses. LOL Don't plant many annuals. I try and get something that I haven't tried or seen before. I'm sitting here writing and I just looked out the window and my flicker is back eating out of the feeder. He has been gone for about a week now. Must have found another feeder to try his luck at. I had a painted bunting come for a day last summer. Hope he bring some of his cousins this year. I just love to see what kind of birds come in. We live in a small town of about 140 but our house is more like living in the country. Trees and bush on the outskirts of our lot, so do get all kinds of critters. It helps to have a big pond and a long stream so they can all take a bath. Let me tell you that a pond is alot of work. Don't let anyone tell you it isn't. Maintenance is unreal, also don't put it under cedar trees, man what a mistake. Oh well do love it though.
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Mar 15, 2008 | 10:24 AM PST
Sure wish it would stay nice on the weekends. It is about 20 here and I am anxious to start getting in to puttering in the yard. Had a friend tell me the other day that she had ordered her zinna seeds. Hope she has better luck this year. She plants her seeds indoors in peat pots and last spring they all molded on her. She still hasn't figured out what caused it. I'm not that busy yet, will wait to hit the green houses. LOL Don't plant many annuals. I try and get something that I haven't tried or seen before. I'm sitting here writing and I just looked out the window and my flicker is back eating out of the feeder. He has been gone for about a week now. Must have found another feeder to try his luck at. I had a painted bunting come for a day last summer. Hope he bring some of his cousins this year. I just love to see what kind of birds come in. We live in a small town of about 140 but our house is more like living in the country. Trees and bush on the outskirts of our lot, so do get all kinds of critters. It helps to have a big pond and a long stream so they can all take a bath. Let me tell you that a pond is alot of work. Don't let anyone tell you it isn't. Maintenance is unreal, also don't put it under cedar trees, man what a mistake. Oh well do love it though.
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Mar 15, 2008 | 1:17 PM PST
If you are lonesome for birds I have a few you can have... They are a sturdy bird. They can stand up to any kind of weather Montana has to throw at them. They have lousy parenting skills.They will mate year around. They will begin building a new nest before their last batch of babys are even out of the nest. They believe themselves to be indestructible, by attacking every thing that come into their territory. They let loose an abundence of un_useable compost, on any flat surface with in flying range. They are clean little suckers though, by this I mean they bath continuely in the pond, fighting among themselfs.They will fly into your hair while chasing each other totally oblivious to any living soul, or object. Oh and did I mention... They are free.Happy planting sis,lovya, Kerryh...LOL Last edited by kerryh on March 15th at 1:49 PM. |
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Mar 15, 2008 | 2:29 PM PST
You can have some of Kerry's birds, but I already told her to send them my way over here in Kentucky. While I'm thinking about it, if you cut a 3" hole in the top of the blue bird house and cover it with wire mesh the sparrows will not attack the baby blue birds. The bluebirds don't mind the rain on their nest, but the sparrows do. Y'all have a great day and happy gardening. Bill Mitchell |
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