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New Bird Bath?
The birds have decided the new fountain makes an excellent bird bath. Maybe because it is something different? Maybe it is the bubbly water on top….a birdy bidet? It is actually a puzzler…I fill the bird bath with fresh water each day ~ I have to because I must have some really dirty birds, the water is filthy each afternoon. I refill the fountain with fresh water. I come inside and wait ~ here come the birds….straight to the fountain. I think the word has gotten around….they are all anxious to check out the cool bubbly water bird bath ~ cleans up their bottoms just right. 🙂
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Outside My Window ~ 12.06.09
Outside My Window…the sun is coming up to a clear sky and temps at 35F ~ wind chill is 28F. The lack of clouds and rain has made me smile this morning. Yesterday was miserable and wet…..todays forecast is 45F with sunshine and blue skies. These sunshine days are welcome…..we really could do without the rain for a few days. I believe we already have over an inch of rain for the month of December……add that to the nearly 12 we received in November, well let’s just say the ground feels like a very soggy sponge. There were some very large puddles on roadways yesterday….there is no where for this…
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Outside My Window ~ 7.12.09
Outside My Window…actually, I am sitting on my back patio ‘outside my window’……errr, sliding glass doors. I have finished my 2.25 run on this beautiful, 78 degree, fairly muggy morning. And oh yes, it was hot when I was running. As I said, I am now in my tiny backyard enjoying a cup of blackberry sage iced tea (in my cool Catalina Island cup ~ ahhhh, Avalon ~ thanks Doo!) as I cool down. I thought “why not” sit out here and do my thing because after the run this morning, it actually feels nice and cool sitting here. 🙂 I am thinking…why a couple of my tomato leaves on…
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Outside My Window ~ 7.5.09
Outside My Window…is cloudy and about 75 degrees. I think we are at our forecasted high for the day. They are predicting thunderstorms and rain….possibly one to two inches of rain. It is a bit eerie…..the “quiet before the storm” eerie…..outside right now. Kind of still, quiet ~ no activity in the neighborhood at the moment which adds to the eerie feeling as well. I am thinking…I’m going to need a step-ladder to see my sunflowers if they keep growing like they have been. The Lemon Queen sunflowers I received from the Great Sunflower Project are gigantic! They grow at an amazing rate, especially lately. The flowers are now beginning…
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A Second Look
Remember the backyard nightmare I had in early April……… ……..that eventually got better……….. …….is looking pretty good now……….
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Before and After
Part of my “things to do” during my time off was clean up the backyard. I have before and after photos of my hard work. I think this coming winter I will stay on top of the yard better than I did this past year! 🙂 …..and the same area after Empty pots are waiting to be filled with plants sometime real soon! Next we move to the back right……..before The “bowl of green” is what should be my fountain……I keep telling myself I need to turn it over after I remove the pump each winter. You would think I would remember because it is such a pain to clean. Now…