I fit that in between a couple of nice long naps that I took when the first thunderstorm came over and then when the power got knocked out yesterday. The timing was perfect for naps and yard work!
I began nature-scaping my yard three years ago. There were creatures in the yard before I did this but there are many more now.
The tiger salamanders enjoy the cool, wet earth beneath a mini brush
pile created from old branches. The house wren flits in and out of the
top branches, catching bugs that it takes back to the birdhouse on my
garage. The garter snakes sun themselves on the warm rocks that create
my flower beds.
Red-winged blackbirds, nuthatches and gold finches visit the tray feeder in the middle of the yard. Blue jays fly in when they notice that whole peanuts are mixed in with the seed. Magpies and crows visit when Spike, the outdoor cat, does not finish his food. The chickadees jump from branch to branch in the ninebarks, looking for seeds and bugs.
My favorite birds to watch are the hummingbirds. I positioned the nectar feeders beside the deck. At first there was a ruby-throated pair that consistently came to visit. Now there are a couple of young ones that have joined them.
I love watching as they flit from tree to feeder. There have been a couple of close encounters with them while weeding underneath the feeders. I kept envisioning that sharp little beak stuck in my head if I stood up at the wrong time!
The scarlet runner beans that were planted in the spring are beginning to bloom. This will be another food source for the hummers. When all the flowers are open, the little birds flit from blossom to blossom for hours on end.
Watching the goings-on in the backyard is my favorite early morning pass time; especially when there are no human sounds yet. The buzz of the hummingbird wings, the long song of the house wren, the 'cheeseburger' songs of the chickadees, the call of the robins and the buzzing of the bees in my lupins are some of my favorite nature sounds in the yard.
I think I'll grab a coffee and head to the deck, watch the action and decide what to do with the day. Maybe I'll just bring out the lounge chair and watch Mother Nature in action on the other side of my deck rail.
Red-winged blackbirds, nuthatches and gold finches visit the tray feeder in the middle of the yard. Blue jays fly in when they notice that whole peanuts are mixed in with the seed. Magpies and crows visit when Spike, the outdoor cat, does not finish his food. The chickadees jump from branch to branch in the ninebarks, looking for seeds and bugs.
My favorite birds to watch are the hummingbirds. I positioned the nectar feeders beside the deck. At first there was a ruby-throated pair that consistently came to visit. Now there are a couple of young ones that have joined them.
I love watching as they flit from tree to feeder. There have been a couple of close encounters with them while weeding underneath the feeders. I kept envisioning that sharp little beak stuck in my head if I stood up at the wrong time!
The scarlet runner beans that were planted in the spring are beginning to bloom. This will be another food source for the hummers. When all the flowers are open, the little birds flit from blossom to blossom for hours on end.
Watching the goings-on in the backyard is my favorite early morning pass time; especially when there are no human sounds yet. The buzz of the hummingbird wings, the long song of the house wren, the 'cheeseburger' songs of the chickadees, the call of the robins and the buzzing of the bees in my lupins are some of my favorite nature sounds in the yard.
I think I'll grab a coffee and head to the deck, watch the action and decide what to do with the day. Maybe I'll just bring out the lounge chair and watch Mother Nature in action on the other side of my deck rail.
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