SATURDAY MORNING AT THE BIRD FEEDER - TOO EARLY?

No, no jokes today.

Oh you remind me of Charles Dickens in A Christmas Carol dear little Cardinal. He said, "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach."

~Charles Dickens

Well, my dear friends, Santa is a little bit early, so I'll keep knitting more red Santa hats (only in my imagination as I never learned to knit - shocking I know). It's been jolly cold around here lately. They do need them. 

And that as we say here, is how it goes on a 

Saturday Morning at the Bird Feeder.

Thanks for visiting and looking at this week's attempt at a little bit of whimsy.

Have a great weekend!

For our international friends to translate the words in the photos:

Photo 1:

"I am trying to ignore the man with the white beard. He keeps asking if I've been naughty or nice. What a cheek! He is way too early! I need more time."

Photo 2:

"Offer him milk and cookies, and maybe a wee dram. No, don't do that, he's driving."

"Ho! Ho! Ho!"

Photo 3:

"I have heard he is a jolly old elf. Why don't you tell him a joke."

Photo 4:

"Where did these hats come from?"

"You have to ask?"

"I am hiding."

"Ho! Ho! Ho!"

Photo 5:

"I may be very naughty but I refuse to wear any strange looking red hats.

"He has always been a bit of a rebel."

"I don't have to worry. I was born with my own little Santa hat. I feel Christmasy all the year round."

SATURDAY MORNING AT THE BIRD FEEDER - WREN SAYS "THE PINECONE SAGA AGAIN?”

Chipmunk is just joking. He likes the seed more.

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

The birds (and squirrels and chipmunk) told me how much they missed you when I was on my blogging break, as did I. Thanks for the nice welcome back. I have had a lot of fun reading all your very sweet comments. It's taking me a while to catch up with all of you but I'll get there eventually.

Have a great weekend and 

thanks for stopping by.

HAPPY SUNDAY EVERYONE - DECEMBER 1ST, 2024

 Also, a Happy First Day of December. 

I am sharing a few jigsaw puzzles done on my iPad.

Thanks for looking and 

have a great day and week ahead.

GREEN SPRING GARDENS ON 11-21-24

On this trip to the garden, I was looking forward to seeing what they had done around the Moon Gate but it's a bit late in the year for doing too much. I did notice they had dug a large bedding area that's not in view. It would be on the left of the gate. I am standing next to the bed as I take the photo and will be eager to see what they plant next growing season.

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The bush where I took photos of the chipmunks enjoying themselves last September, had been completely cut back. You can see my chipmunk post here if you would like a reminder, or if you haven't seen it before. Those chipmunks are so cute and were having a great time tucking into the flower buds. This was one of my favorite photos from that post.

Here's another shot of those beautiful berries I shared here.

It wasn't only those berries that took my interest that day. I like looking at the old leaves on the ground. This was a white oak leaf.

The Lark daisies were still blooming. I am leaving links where you can find more information. This one has a tiny visitor.

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Next is a Treasure flower...

and Narrow leaf zinnia.

That's all for today. I didn't take too many photos on this last trip. Everything was slowly going to sleep for the winter months.

Thanks for looking today, and I hope you have a great day.

SATURDAY MORNING AT THE BIRD FEEDER - JULIUS CAESAR?

 

There are new guests at the birdfeeder this week. Camera Lady has no idea where this is going to go right now.

Side story: Caesar Salad is often believed to have been created by Julius Caesar, but it was another Caesar in the 1920s that came up with it. His name was Caesar Cardini, an Italian chef who owned a restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico. He moved to Tijuana from California to avoid Prohibition, and it was here on July 4th, 1924, where Caesar is believed to have invented the Caesar Salad. 

According to his daughter, Rose Cardini, the restaurant was overrun with American customers. Short on ingredients in the kitchen, her father assembled what was left: lettuce stalks, olive oil, raw egg, croutons, parmesan cheese and Worcestershire sauce. Originally intended as finger food, the original Caesar salad recipe called for whole lettuce leaves, which were to be dipped in the dressing and then eaten with the fingers. It was a hit! Cardini's salad became so popular that it was soon being served in restaurants all over the world. Today it is one of the most popular salads in America.

And that's how it goes on a Saturday morning at the bird feeder, where Camera Lady never really knows what kind of groaner she is going to write about until it's written.

Thanks for groaning along with me my friends,

and have a great weekend.