SATURDAY MORNING AT THE BIRD FEEDER - WHAT IS THIS?

 The Goldfinch had a nice surprise today.

Yes, the pinecones are still around, and the birds seem to enjoy picking the seeds out of them.

"Ye gads!" said their many children. "Don't embarrass us!"

(A little nostalgia, at this link you can listen to 

the late great Ella Fitzgerald singing that famous song)

In the meantime, Sophie Squirrel is enjoying the snow, just as long as she can keep her acorn, which she seems very possessive about. That’s okay, sharing is a learning process for her, but she is getting there.

The Dark-eyed Junco is enjoying his peanuts…

and the Mourning Doves say, "Is it going to snow again?" 

And that's how it goes at this week's Saturday Morning at the Bird Feeder.

If you are in the chilly climes, stay warm and if you are in the hottest climes, stay cool, and to all, wishing you Peace.

Thanks for flying in and have a great weekend.

For our international friends to translate.

1st Photo:

"What's this?"

2nd Photo:

"I like these snow cone pinecones."

3rd Photo:

"I wish I had brought my glasses."

4th Photo:

"Hello, who are you?"

"Hello, I'm the coffee shop cookie. I am told I am too delicious for my own good. That lady looked at me very strangely."

5th Photo:

"Baby, it's cold outside."

"That's okay, we have our love to keep us warm."

6th Photo: 

No words, explanation above photo.

7th Photo:

No words, explanation above photo.

8th Photo:

No words, explanation above photo.

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

 

Mr. Dove was a bit miffed but he is busy thinking up his next groaner now. It could be a while.

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

Take good care of yourselves, thanks for stopping by

and have a great weekend!

For our international friends if they want to translate photos.

1st Photo: 

Who is this?

She says we are related. She brought him home the other day.

He doesn't say much.

2nd Photo: 

Someone ought to offer him a cup of tea.

Which reminds me, I have a joke.

Please don't tell one of your groaners.

3rd Photo:

How do you ask a dinosaur in for a cup of tea?

Tea Rex?

4th Photo:

I heard that before.

5th Photo:

One of the best groaners you didn't get to tell Mr. Dove.

6th Photo:

Thank you, I feel more like myself now that I have had a cuppa.

Are we related? I feel like we are.

SATURDAY MORNING AT THE BIRD FEEDER - DO YOU HAVE YOUR GLASSES ON?

Again?

      

Even the doves are a bit uninspired this week but that's how it sometimes goes on a Saturday Morning at the Bird Feeder.

Thanks for looking everyone and 

have a great weekend.

SPRING IS IN THE AIR...OR SO THE DOVES ARE TELLING ME

One of my favorite birds that I see in the back is the Mourning Dove. One day I looked outside and saw this one preening. I stopped for a while, always interested in my feathered friends. The fluffed-up feather pattern was not what I was used to seeing and I thought how beautiful, so I reached for my camera.

In these two photos he has his head upside down.

A collage shows more poses for the camera. The one of him in the lower left makes him look like he has Victorian sideburns.

Not long after, another dove appeared.

They were being very nonchalant at first.

I was amused when he turned as if looking in the direction of the camera.

I watched as the dove on the right slowly scooted up next to the dove on the left.  Then started a display of fluttering one wing, just barely touching the other dove. A little flutter and then stopped, repeating the process a few times.

The feathers got a bit fluffier. So pretty!

And then...

looking into each others eyes, they kissed. Yes, I am a romantic at heart. He could have been feeding her I guess. 

I just thought they were so sweet!

It was time to put my camera down and leave them alone.

Back to my chores!

AROUND AND ABOUT FROM 3-10-25 TO 3-2-16, 2025

Hello Family and Friends, once again here is the weekly around and about. Thank you for reading them and I have been enjoying the emails and comments you send me.

This week's weather from 3-17 to 3-24-25.

Monday, March 3-10-25 and Tuesday, 3-11-25: the same as last week basically. Enjoyable but quiet and I forgot to write anything down more’s the point.  

Wednesday, March 3-12-25 at 10.47 p.m: We went over to Walney Pond today. I have already shared those photos at this link, but I found two old ones from August 2012. One shows you how pretty it is in the height of summer, when everything is lush and green, and the irises and waterlilies are blooming. The photo above shows my reflection in the water as I leaned over the old overlook.

We passed by a few days ago and I said we should go as even though it is not a paved footpath around the pond, it is nice and flat. We drove over a little after 3.00 a.m. There were only a few people enjoying the area. In addition to the pair of ducks and tortoises I mentioned before, there was a father with his young daughter carrying a fishing net on a pole as they looked into the water. It doesn't appear they found anything and went home soon after. They were probably there a while before we arrived. There was a man sitting on a bench talking on his phone, and a lady sitting on another bench enjoying a book and that was it. There is also a gazebo nearer the parking area, and there appeared to be a small gathering of people having a barbecue. We had a nice leisurely walk with a couple of sit-downs as we made our way around the pond. Very pleasant!

I finished a new puzzle. No idea where this is, it reminds me of a town in Germany but the architecture is different.

We had chicken salad sandwiches tonight on toasted sourdough bread. A light supper and something we had not had in a while.

Thursday, 13th, 2025: I chatted with my niece in Germany. We had a wonderful and lengthy conversation. Gregg had just missed her as he had left to meet up with our son less than five minutes before. 

A lovely day but if I don't write it down, it's in the wind lately.

Friday, March 14th, 2025: same here. I need to be more diligent. Gregg has been recording three short sentences on his phone for years. I should try recording key info and go on from there. Now that's a thought, if I can remember to do it!

Saturday, March 15th, 2025: Gregg went to the supermarket for our usual donut, that I do remember!  

Lunch was cheese on toast and a bowl of tomato soup.

My dear other half has now gone off to the store to pick up some gorilla glue. I looked out this morning and saw that one of my lovely plant pots had a large piece broken out of one side!  I'm not pointing fingers but the Mourning Dove knows and is looking down at the culprit.

Naughty boy! 

I keep the pot on the ground to avoid catastrophes. I think the culprit knocked the smaller bird feeder off the top of the feeding bench. There was a very loud bang, which I think was the pot as it broke. It's quite a sturdy looking pot too! It must have hit it in just the right spot as those feeders are not very big, or very heavy for that matter.

Dinner tonight was one of Gregg's cheeseburgers with sliced pickles and tomatoes, lettuce with lots of other veggies on the side.

Sunday morning, March 16th, 2025: breakfast today coffee and a lemon poppyseed muffin, which son picked up at our local coffee shop, with a pop-in to the supermarket next door for the donuts.

Lunch: a simple chicken and vegetable stir fry.

Dinner: for a change of pace, we had breakfast for our dinner. Gregg fixed bacon, egg and toast.

Snacks: veggie sticks.

Son came over for our usual Sunday morning get together. Later our son left but then brought our daughter-in-law back for another hour. They had more time to visit today. It was a lovely ending to the morning, and always a highlight of our day being with them.

Later on in the day I did a couple of scribble sketches. I picked a Chihuahua this time. I did two because I wasn't satisfied with the first one. It looked more like a cat to me. 

Is it a bear, a Wookiee, definitely not a Chihuahua...

but the important thing is I enjoyed scribbling. I loved the original drawings. I have a soft spot for the Chihuahua, but if someone gave me an Old English Mastiff, I would be happy. The man is giving me the side-eye as there are no sweet pups in our future. I will use a favorite saying of his, "Never say never!" and if we did get a dog, it would be a rescue.

Nothing else to write about as we spent the rest of it very quietly.

And that's all for this week. I will try to write more regularly the next time.  

Thanks for reading and have a great day!