Sunday, May 15, 2005
Birds
I have tried twice to bring this post to you today and lost it.
If you look out the French doors from the dining room you see this.
It is the deck and our feeding station for the summer.
It consists of a red hummingbird feeder, an orange oriole feeder, a suet holder, and a newly installed thistle holder
I have been outside trying to catch everyone at the feeders this afternoon but was unfortunately the Baltimore oriole escaped me. My expertise with the photo program is very limited so please be bear with me.
This is the American Goldfinch. I had both a male and a female at the feeder earlier but by the time I got my camera and opened the door they were gone.
I went outside to sit and a Black-capped Chickadee came to feed on the suet.
A Tufted Titmouse tried it luck with the suet also.
As I sat there I was able to catch the Ruby-throated Hummingbird at it’s feeder a couple of times. If you don’t move suddenly they don’t flash away.
Then a Downy Woodpecker joined me for a few minutes. We have Downey, Hairy, and Red-bellied Woodpeckers as visitors all year around.
I have moved the large seed feeder off the railing because the larger birds were scaring the little one away. Even so the Mourning Doves, Red-wing Blackbirds, Cardinals, Blue Jays, and several other seedeaters are still flying in looking for lunch. The Robins are patrolling the yard protecting us from an invasion of (?worms?) I guess!
I see one more spot on my hangers but I haven’t decided how to use it yet.
Look out Alfred Hitchcock you got nothin’ on me!
I guess I’m just a glutton for birdie do-do on my deck!!!
Two Years
Two years ago today I posted the following message on Momma’s Corner!
Who Am I
Just a bit of fluff about Momma’s Corner. On Les’ Place I had a room of my own. That was back about 15 years ago. I wrote in prose about anything you wanted to talk about. Now I’m in the corner, no cat at my feet or rocking chair to sit in yet. (I haven’t gotten permission to fill the place up yet.) I’m not above calling a pile of shit exactly what it is. After my daughter went to college I learned how effective the F--- word is and I have a tendency to use it like salt on mashed potatoes. I love to talk, to share, and to gather ideas that will make both me and my correspondent think. Boring, I hope not. A lot will depend on you, the news media, and the people who call themselves leaders . With the help of the Evil one I’ll get a profile developed so all may see that “the golden years do suck” but you just keep plodding along and hope a smile develops once in a while.
Posted by Momma on 05/15 at 09:11 PM
Well did I do it?
Two years of hopes, joys, and trials that life so frequently hands out to the mortal man.
But we are still plodding along. Just a little slower with a few more aches and pains. But still determined that it is worth the effort to stay in touch.
I hope that the last two years have been good for you as well. That the set backs we all have encountered will soon be cleared away and we can get back to living not just exisiting. Thanks for visiting with me. You have played an important role in my life.
Momma