SATURDAY MORNING AT THE BIRD FEEDER - A CARD FROM ANN

I can pull the flowers out of the plant pot to share Ann's message. All the birds in the trees agree, Camera Lady is a very lucky lady to have a good friend like Ann, who is so kind and generous to send a beautiful card that pops into her letterbox every month. 

Thank you Ann, always enjoyed, always displayed where everyone can see your lovely card. And thank you for being such a dear friend!

Love and hugs,

Denise xox

For friends from overseas, these are what I put on this week's bird chatter photos.

 What is this? It is very pretty, a card full of flowers.

It's from Camera Lady's friend Ann. She always does a happy dance when one arrives. That's her skipping down to the mailbox. If she could skip that is.

SATURDAY MORNING AT THE BIRD FEEDER - THERE ARE TIMES WHEN...

 

Not exactly word of the day but an expression that comes to my mind right now. 

Thank you for visiting everyone and I hope your weekend goes well. 

SATURDAY MORNING AT THE BIRD FEEDER - TOTALLY, TOTALLY…

And that's how it goes on a Saturday Morning at the Birdfeeder. Totally Squirrelly!

Thanks for flying in and don't forget to keep your feathers from sticking. Stay away from that 'vel-crow'...

and have a great weekend!

SATURDAY MORNING AT THE BIRD FEEDER - ROCKIN' WHO?

If you want to hear the original version of Rockin' Robin, there's a great YouTube at this link.

The full lyrics are below, with thanks to all the good little birdies rockin' in the treetops.

Rockin’ Robin lyrics

Our key: Overtones

Other versions to check out: Bobby Day (arr. based on this one), Michael Jackson

Intro

Verse 1

He rocks in the treetops all day long, hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song

All the little birds on Jaybird Street love to hear the robin go tweet-tweet-tweet

Chorus

Rockin' robin, Rock-rock-rockin' robin'

Go rockin' robin 'cause we're really gonna rock tonight

Verse 2

Every little swallow, every chick-a-dee, every little bird in the tall oak tree

The wise old owl, the big black crow flappin' their wings singin' "go bird, go"

Chorus

Rockin' robin, Rock-rock-rockin' robin'

Go rockin' robin 'cause we're really gonna rock tonight

Bridge

Well, the pretty little raven at the bird bandstand taught him how to do the bop and it was grand

They started going steady and bless my soul, he out-bopped the buzzard and the oriole

Verse 3 (same as 1)

He rocks in the treetops all day long hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song

All the little birds on Jaybird Street love to hear the robin go tweet-tweet-tweet

Chorus

Rockin' robin, Rock-rock-rockin' robin'

Go rockin' robin 'cause we're really gonna rock tonight

Bridge

Well, the pretty little raven at the bird bandstand taught him how to do the bop and it was grand

They started going steady and bless my soul he out-bopped the buzzard and the oriole

KEY CHANGE

He out bopped-the buzzard and the oriole

Verse 4 (same as 1)

He rocks in the treetops all day long hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song

All the little birds on Jaybird Street love to hear the robin go tweet-tweet-tweet

Chorus

Rockin' robin, Rock-rock-rockin' robin'

Go rockin' robin 'cause we're really gonna rock tonight

Outro (like intro)

And that's the way it is on a 

Saturday Morning at the Birdfeeder!

Thanks for flying in 

and have a great weekend!

SATURDAY MORNING AT THE BIRD FEEDER - SARDINE PIE?

 

SATURDAY MORNING AT THE BIRD FEEDER - OH THOSE LITTLE SCALLYWAGS!

 

Camera Lady said the bang was when the Kissing Bunnies went flying off the bottom part of the bench. She saw they were missing when the scallywags were doing a twirl around the inside of the seed tray trying to find some seeds, but there was no way she was going to go outside to investigate. Happily, the Froggies3 were untouched! Well, she said the Kissing Bunnies would have to fend for themselves until daylight. Fortunately, and she thought this would be so, the bunnies were found upside down behind the big plant pot about two feet away from their original position. Those raccoons have muscles! No harm came to her bunnies, as she made sure that anything she buys now is made of metal. They can fly to the moon and they would be okay.

Camera Lady filled the seed tray this morning. Raccoons are safely asleep in their den.

HAPPY EASTER!

 

This pretty card was sent to me from our dear friend Ann from Ann's Snap Edit Scrap. The little yellow Easter Egg came with it too, a sweet bonus to find when opening the card itself.

A perfect way to start this post.  

I love it, thank you Ann, and such a sweet sentiment!

I didn't realize when I got my post ready last week, and said I was going to let you know where we went to, that today would be Easter. I was going to share Ann's Easter card on its own, to give it pride of place. However, and not to go back on my word, here are a few photos taken. I will go into more detail next week.

We are at the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial in Lorton, Virgina, not too far from Occoquan.

The birds were being taken care of here. I saw more birdhouses nearby, and here is one of them.

Gregg took two lovely photos, of this Mockingbird...

and an American Robin. The robins are everywhere right now.

I will end my post for now and give you more on another day next week, with more information. This is just a little preview.

Happy Easter to you all, and thanks again Ann.

Have a wonderful day everyone!

BACK TO GREEN SPRING GARDENS ON 3-4-24 - PART 2

 Paperbush 

(otherwise known as Edgeworthia chrysantha).  If you click on this link, it will take you my two other posts from 2022, as well as including these recent ones, which all include the Paperbush. There is information that I won't repeat.  However, you can also read about it at this link. A native to the Szechaun province in China, Edgeworthia is used to manufacture very high quality paper. I read that bit of information here.

It's the only plant of this type I have seen at the garden, or any other garden we have been to, located near the visitor center next to the parking lot. The white gazebo is in the same area.  I tried to take a photo underneath, to show you the very pretty cluster of tiny yellow flowers, but my photos didn’t work out.

“A flower’s appeal is in its contradictions — so delicate in form yet strong in fragrance, so small in size yet big in beauty, so short in life yet long on effect.”

~Terri Guillemets~

According to my plant app - Picture This - we have a Japanese apricot here.  It is also known as Chinese plum, Mume and Flowering apricot, with a botanical name of Prunus mume.  (If any of you disagree with any of my ID's please let me know.  I am still learning as I go along.)

Not a very clear one of the American Robin as there were too many brambles around, but we had interrupted his lunch which was just in front of him.  He was more interested in that than posing for a photo.

"Flowers seem intended for the solace of ordinary humanity."

~John Ruskin~

The Old House

This is a plaque behind the house. I have never noticed it before.

A Cornelian Cherry Dogwood tree saying hello to the coming Spring.

The produce garden and shed nicely framed. From the Japanese Apricot to the produce garden, Gregg took all these photos.  I always enjoy what he sees through his camera lens.

I have always liked this tree.  It is an Hinoki cypress, botanical name Chamaecyparis obtusa. It is native to Japan and is a slow-growing ornamental tree.  

Lenten Rose, a slightly brighter color than the other I shared a previous post.

The snowdrops were popping up in a grassy area not too far from the house.

I put a collage together of what we saw at the garden.

No more photos for from this visit. It will be fun to go back and see what is blooming as the weather gets warmer.