The birds are pigs!08.11.07

My husband filled our two bird feeders on Wednesday evening. Both were empty as of sunset Friday.
I wish I had a photo to show you.

Once the feeders were filled the birds filled our yard. They were in the Rose of Sharon tree and sitting atop the tall roses. They were on the [...]



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It’s a hot one!08.02.07

Oh my gosh. I’m just in from being in the garden for about an hour. I went outside to take some photos of flowers that have already been blooming for a week or two. You know how it is, if you don’t get the photos while they are blooming they’re gone! I [...]



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Time to face the heat07.31.07

It’s almost 9 pm and I’m gearing up to go outside and begin watering my garden.

It’s been a very hot day. It’s finally dropped down to 30 celsius (86 F) but with humidity it’s still 36 celsius (96.8). Wish me luck!
I didn’t water yesterday even though it’d been hot all [...]



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Mourning Doves multipling06.26.07

Every year that we’ve lived here we’ve had mourning doves in the backyard. They always come in pairs.

One will eat at the feeder while the other watches from a tree, a wire, or the roof top. Then they change places.
This year we have four mourning doves. Two are smaller than the others. [...]



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