SATURDAY MORNING NOT AT THE BIRD FEEDER

 

SATURDAY MORNING NOT AT THE BIRD FEEDER - BUT RIGHT UNDERNEATH IT.

 

SATURDAY MORNING NOT AT THE BIRD FEEDER...

 but not too far away.  The crows are all of a dither!

One crow decided he wasn't going to wait around to find out.

What the crows don't know is that their feeding area is going to be updated.  When I start filling the bird feeders again in the colder months, things are going to look a bit different out back.  After living in our home for 30 years plus, we are getting a new deck.  It's been repaired many times, but we finally decided, and for safety reasons, it needed to be replaced.  The builders are supposed to be here on Monday.  The weather may be a problem. We are in for a rainy week so who knows.  They gave us a week's time frame, but it could be longer.  Let the hammering begin, or not!

A very pretty illustration of a crow from pixabay.com

Interesting crow fact:

"How long does a crow live? Once they survive the first year, they have a good chance of making it for several more years. Some are six years old and still helping their parents.  Some crows should live to be 17 - 21 years old.  The oldest known wild American Crow was 29-1/2 years old. The second oldest known, however, was only 14 years, 7 months. These are crows that were banded."

As you may have guessed, I enjoy our local crows.

Thanks for looking and have a great weekend.

SATURDAY MORNING NOT AT THE BIRD FEEDER - ANOTHER LITTLE BIT OF WHIMSY

 After they shared a cup of tea and a peanut cookie, Sophie Squirrel headed back to her place on the hearth to tell all her friends what a lovely visit she had with her friend at the Fairy Garden.  She often finds herself away with the fairies, because it's a fun place to be.

More of the fairies will be shared soon, taken on a visit to Meadowlark Gardens.

SATURDAY MORNING NOT AT THE BIRD FEEDER - THE FASHIONABLE GOOSE

 

She took the advice, lost the hat and kept the bow.

 Now isn't she a pretty goose?

"When in doubt wear red!"

~Bill Blass~

William Ralph Blass (June 22, 1922 – June 12, 2002) was an American fashion designer.  He was the recipient of many fashion awards, including seven Coty Awards and the Fashion Institute of Technology's Lifetime Achievement Award (1999).

SATURDAY MORNING NOT AT THE BIRD FEEDER

Thank you for all the sweet, kind and caring comments you have left regarding Gregg and I having Covid, either here or through email.   Many of you have had it too and have offered excellent advice.  We have both appreciated this very much.  

"I believe that we are here for each other, not against each other.  Everything comes from an understanding that you are a gift in my life - whoever you are, whatever our differences."

~John Denver~

Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American guitarist, singer, composer, actor, humanitarian, and environmentalist.  He is known for popularizing acoustic folk music in the 1970s as part of the ongoing singer-songwriter movement of the mid-to-late 20th century. Denver is widely recognized as a cultural icon of the American West.

SATURDAY MORNING NOT AT THE BIRD FEEDER

 

SATURDAY MORNING NOT AT THE BIRD FEEDER - WHEN YOU LEAVE THE HOUSE DO YOU EVER WONDER....

 

SATURDAY MORNING NOT AT THE BIRD FEEDER - BURKE LAKE PARK AND A VISITOR

This one is an old blog transfer from 2013

While visiting the park we were sitting at a picnic table when we saw a v-shaped wake coming towards us moving fast.  It was hard to see what it was at first.  

After listening to the chaotic, territorial honking on the other side of the lake, I actually had a pretty good idea what it was.  An observant Canada Goose had noticed us sitting down at the picnic table, and he decided to pay us a visit.

How nice of you!

I'm afraid not Mr. Goose, we don't have any food for you today.

Well, we have walked a long way and needed to rest and enjoy the scenery.  We didn't realize you would be visiting, very sorry Mr. Goose.

Somehow, I don't think he believed us.  He is still heading our way and getting closer.

We have checked our pockets, not one crumb, and besides, human food is really bad for you. 

 

 Look at that expression, he looks absolutely disgusted but eventually believed us.

Sometimes you have to go with the flow!

 You know, you have a whole lake of water, why are you drinking out of a muddy little pool?

That was the wrong thing to say.  I was getting "the look!"

 And what a look it was!

 He was staring long and hard and.....

 just wouldn't quit!

Have you ever been stared down by a goose?

It is a bit disconcerting as you don't know what's going to come next but...

Good luck on holding that sandwich little girl!

I thought to myself, nope!  There's plenty of food in your natural world right now.  Besides, we wouldn't have enough for you and your 500 relatives.

All joking aside this was a very gentle goose, probably tired of listening to all the honking across the lake, and swimming across it.  

We continued our walk.