Decorating, Tablescaping, Before and Afters, Thrifty Finds, and Gardening
Welcome to the 224th Metamorphosis Monday! Hope you had a wonderful weekend. This was one of those weekends where I had a long list of things I really wanted to get done but Mother Nature had other plans. It rained "monsoon style" all day long on Saturday, but being the determined, crazy woman that I am, I dragged the tall urns from the deck onto the porch and replanted those as I had planned. … [Read more...]
I'm checking in on Phoebe 2-3 times a day now since the babies are due to leave the nest before too long. I'm not sure exactly when it will happen but I hope I don't miss it. It was dark this morning when I first checked in, too dark to see what was going on at the ole nest. In case you're just hearing about Phoebe, she's a Channel Island Allen hummingbird, residing in Orange County, California … [Read more...]
Have you heard about Phoebe? She's a Channel Island Allen hummingbird living in Orange County, California. She lays 4-5 clutches a year and a gentleman in CA has a web cam set up to capture it all. When I was last watching, she had a baby in the nest and an egg about to hatch. You can see both the baby and the egg in these pics. Here's Phoebe, returning back to the nest to feed the … [Read more...]
How is that for a crazy post name? I often have things I want to share or blog about, but sometimes it's just not enough to warrant a full post. So today I'm lumping a few things together, thus the wacky title. Recently, I've been feeling sooo tired...just want to sleep, sleep and sleep. I can't make it through the day without taking a nap and even after a nap I'm still tired. Very strange and … [Read more...]
A few minutes after I put up this mornings post, a male Eastern Bluebird stopped by...sooo cute! The following photos were taken through the glass of my bay window with a Nikon D7000 and my 18-200mm zoom lens. Hope you enjoy. Then along came Mr. Cardinal which didn't please a little Nuthatch who waited patiently for him to leave. Mrs. Cardinal came by to check out the new … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 191st Metamorphosis Monday! I spent mine running lots of errands and trying to get a few things done around the house. A long while back I shared this view of my screened-in porch. As you can see it is a full story up and I have bird feeders hanging from shepherd's hooks off the decks on either side of the porch. The feeder on the left is hanging from the deck that holds a table … [Read more...]
Apparently, Mr. Squirrel likes his seed on the spicy side. He keeps coming back for more and he brings his friends! Can you see where he's chewed on the window feeder? He gets mad after he's twisted it so much the seed quits coming, Yep, he's got quite the temper. The chewed up spots are really bad in some places. Grrrrrr... Don't let that cute face fool you. You won't believe all the damage … [Read more...]
Office Window Feeder Day 1: A Brief Visit Day 2: A Skirmish Day Three: Accceptance. Friends? … [Read more...]
Once upon a time there was a squirrel named Pearl and she lived on a Leon's deck. Whenever Leon wasn't looking, Pearl would creep over to Leon's bird feeder and throw it off the table and onto the deck. The poor bird feeder became badly bent and broken. Leon was not pleased and he chased Pearl away whenever he saw her. "How can I keep Pearl from totally ruining my feeder?" mused Leon. "I know, I'll tie it … [Read more...]
Mystery 1: Today was car-tire(s)-buying day. Yuck. So, as I'm talking on the phone with the guy at the tire store, I opened the kitchen door that leads to the screened in porch. A gray blur ran by. Ummm, not good. I walked gingerly out onto the porch and I saw it. And, it saw me. A squirrel. Mr. Squirrel began frantically running around my porch, scaling the screens and in general, FREAKING OUT! I … [Read more...]
