A SURPRISE SNOWY DAY

 

This was our view out of our

kitchen this morning.  It was a

bit of a change and that is just

what weather is best known for

it seems.

 The day called for a refilling of

the finch feeders.

The pussy willow we had pruned back

late last summer is already getting

ready to bloom:

Is there anything 

more beautiful

than a bluebird?

BLUEBIRDS IN THE COLD

Baby it's cold outside.  It's cold everywhere

right about now.

Really, we don't have hardly any snow

but it is cold for Missouri at 4 degrees

today.  We have enjoyed

watching 4 bluebirds coming and 

going to our deck today.

And of course we always enjoy

the goldfinches.

I hope you are keeping warm

and keeping busy.  Earlier

I baked Oatmeal Raisin Cookies.

Bluebirds are not seed eaters so

I have coaxed them with mealworms.

BUNNIES, SQUIRRELS AND BLUEBIRDS

 We have had an endless succession

 of bunnies, squirrels and 

bluebirds here in our yard

this spring (almost summer).

We certainly do enjoy

watching them.

Mr. and Mrs. Bluebird have now

hatched a second family down

in the blue birdhouse so they

are spending a lot of time feeding

them.  The earlier siblings are

all still hanging around too.

BABY BLUEBIRDS for "Tea In The Garden"

 

What a beautiful day to set up a 

little "Tea In The Garden" outside

and share with you my joy of seeing

five baby bluebirds being fed by

their parents on our deck this morning.

As you can see the baby on the lower

right above, is still working on

turning blue.

Today it is a perfect weather scenario

with temperatures in the 70's and after

3 days of much needed on and off 

rain, we have

some lovely sunshine.

I have had the teapot and cups

and saucers for a long time now.

 

So the bluebirds are hanging around

the yard because we have a feeder

with meal worms in it.  I think

Sparrows took over the blue birdhouse

though which is disappointing.

Sparrows have taken over so

many of our birdhouses.

I hope you have a lovely weekend.

This last photo is terrible as it was

taken from inside the house through

dirty screens and windows but it

is fun to see 3 of the 5 baby birds:

TOO MANY SPARROWS for "Tea In The Garden"

 This is the time of year that I hear 

that sweet little house wren sing.

I love that sound. 

 Alas, a battle for birdhouse

occupancy has been raging at our

 house.  It has been very unpleasant. 

 The sparrow can't even fit inside

 the wren house(just stick his head in)

 and still he runs away the house wren.

So I have done the unthinkable and

moved the sparrow occupied houses

(that have the bigger holes) closer to

the backyard - yes, one even with

 babies in it.

So let's enjoy a cup of tea here in

the garden while I settle down 

after complaining about

my situation.

The daffodils are gone and also

the tulips except for a couple.

We now have the irises blooming,

and the alliums. The lilacs are

close to gone.

It's a lovely day to be outside.

I hope you enjoy the very old

Victoria magazines as much

as I do.

It has been such a 

pleasure to have bluebirds

 coming and going to our

deck and watching them

 go back to the blue

 birdhouse in our backyard.

I hope you are having a wonderful

springtime!

END OF APRIL GARDEN COLLAGES

 Here we are almost done with

April and the garden is still just

developing but here are a few

collages:

It seems almost every birdhouse is

taken over by sparrows.  We have lots

of gold finches coming to and from

the feeders, nasty grackles back in 

the woods behind our home but 

we are delighted to have bluebirds too!

The blue birdhouse does have

bluebirds in it: 

I hope you are enjoying

your springtime!