I wasn't stealthy enough to get a picture, so I'm borrowing one from a really awesome website that will tell you all kinds of fun facts about the birds you see at your feeders.
Needless to say my hummingbird feeders are up in full force now.
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Showing posts with label birds. Show all posts
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Little Visitor
I saw my first one of these today getting a sip from one of my tulips....
I wasn't stealthy enough to get a picture, so I'm borrowing one from a really awesome website that will tell you all kinds of fun facts about the birds you see at your feeders.
Needless to say my hummingbird feeders are up in full force now.
I wasn't stealthy enough to get a picture, so I'm borrowing one from a really awesome website that will tell you all kinds of fun facts about the birds you see at your feeders.
Needless to say my hummingbird feeders are up in full force now.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Friday Randoms
It's been a busy week around here with lots of work going on. My new job is taking off in a big way. They are definitely getting their money's worth!
Here's some random things going on with me.
I just don't like yoga. I've tried to make it work for me and I just can't do it. I'm not flexible, I can't "quiet my mind" and I just don't feel like it gives me a good workout. I know that none of these things are supposed to matter in yoga and that's why it's so great, but the fact that I can't do it just ends up pissing me off.
KB put up a bird feeder outside of my office window over the weekend and it's been really neat. I've seen a lot of birds really up close. This morning I also saw a hawk take out a squirrel that was eating on it. Needless to say there hasn't been any more squirrels on it today.
On the same bird nerd note, when I was walking the dogs today I saw a whole flock of bluebirds. It was magical. I just stood there and watched them for a while. Then Pancho got antsy and started barking at them and they flew away.
KB's birthday is on Tuesday. He won't tell me what he wants, but did say last night that he wanted to try out wood burning as a hobby. Wood burning? I didn't even know that was a thing. He says he wants to make a sign for our house saying who lives here. My grandma has a sign. His grand parents have a sign. I think I see a trend here.
I'm planning on getting my yard ready for spring this weekend, but it's supposed to rain almost all weekend. I ordered a bunch of flowers this week, so I've got to get my yard in shape before it's too late. It's rained all week almost - over it!
We're watching chickens for a friend this week and I love them! They are so funny and pretty easy to take care of. I've gotten 5 blue eggs already. They are little and pretty. I just want to look at them and not eat them.
Here's some random things going on with me.
I just don't like yoga. I've tried to make it work for me and I just can't do it. I'm not flexible, I can't "quiet my mind" and I just don't feel like it gives me a good workout. I know that none of these things are supposed to matter in yoga and that's why it's so great, but the fact that I can't do it just ends up pissing me off.
KB put up a bird feeder outside of my office window over the weekend and it's been really neat. I've seen a lot of birds really up close. This morning I also saw a hawk take out a squirrel that was eating on it. Needless to say there hasn't been any more squirrels on it today.
On the same bird nerd note, when I was walking the dogs today I saw a whole flock of bluebirds. It was magical. I just stood there and watched them for a while. Then Pancho got antsy and started barking at them and they flew away.
KB's birthday is on Tuesday. He won't tell me what he wants, but did say last night that he wanted to try out wood burning as a hobby. Wood burning? I didn't even know that was a thing. He says he wants to make a sign for our house saying who lives here. My grandma has a sign. His grand parents have a sign. I think I see a trend here.
I'm planning on getting my yard ready for spring this weekend, but it's supposed to rain almost all weekend. I ordered a bunch of flowers this week, so I've got to get my yard in shape before it's too late. It's rained all week almost - over it!
We're watching chickens for a friend this week and I love them! They are so funny and pretty easy to take care of. I've gotten 5 blue eggs already. They are little and pretty. I just want to look at them and not eat them.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Pinteresting Wednesday
I'm back on the Pinterest bandwagon. Here are my favorite Pins of the week (okay really the last few weeks, but who's counting?)
What are your favorite Pins this week???
What are your favorite Pins this week???
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Pinteresting Wednesday
Here are my favorite Pins this week....
What are your favorite Pins this week???
Link up with The Vintage Apple to play along.
What are your favorite Pins this week???
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Pinteresting Wednesday
Here are my favorite Pins from the week. Link up with The Vintage Apple to play along.
What are your favorite Pins this week????
What are your favorite Pins this week????
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Pinteresting Wednesday
It's time for another Pinteresting Wednesday post.
Here are my favorite Pins of the week:
What are your favorite Pins of the week???
Here are my favorite Pins of the week:
What are your favorite Pins of the week???
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Around the Yard....
Following up to my Around the House post, we've also done some work around the yard. Here's what we've been up to....
We've been cutting down a lot of trees and I wanted to use some to make some bird feeders and bird houses. We made a pedestal bird feeder for our back yard on Sunday. Rosa seems to approve.
Here's a close up of the top part. I screwed the logs to an old piece of wood I found in the garage and then nailed it into the post. The birds found it yesterday afternoon and have been loving it so far. I've already seen 4 cardinals at it.
Our yard was professionally landscaped.....10 years ago. Since then the people that owned our house moved and never looked back. The yard (and the house) had been sitting empty for about 5 years. Needless to say the yard is crazy, but the more we uncover the more we can see that it used to be really nice. We also find some interesting things...like this. What is it? Who knows? We think it's a bird bath...or a plant stand....or some sort of gazing ball stand....or some sort of Indian relic that's going to make us rich. Probably not.
We've cut down a on of trees, so there's stuff laying everywhere. We've got to get our hands on a wood chipper before our yard becomes one giant brush pile. The red chairs are our fire pit which is now covered in fallen trees.
I was also able to transplant some stuff this weekend. We have a ton of lamb's ear everywhere. I'm not sure if it does well in pots, but I dug some up to see. This little guy is next to our front door. KB's hunting boots seem to be a fixture there too.
I also tried to make a planter of "native plants". We have tons of pine trees around our house and there are all these cool little plants growing under them. I originally had lettuce planted in this box, but it never did much, so I decided to try some of the pine under growth in here. So far it doesn't really look like the plants are liking it too much. We'll see what happens. There is lamb's ear, a hosta and some sort of ground cover type plant in there. You can also see KB's tarp in the background (we found that in the yard too). We're planning on making it into a green house.
Stay tuned for more updates......including a chicken coop hopefully coming soon.
We've been cutting down a lot of trees and I wanted to use some to make some bird feeders and bird houses. We made a pedestal bird feeder for our back yard on Sunday. Rosa seems to approve.
Here's a close up of the top part. I screwed the logs to an old piece of wood I found in the garage and then nailed it into the post. The birds found it yesterday afternoon and have been loving it so far. I've already seen 4 cardinals at it.
Our yard was professionally landscaped.....10 years ago. Since then the people that owned our house moved and never looked back. The yard (and the house) had been sitting empty for about 5 years. Needless to say the yard is crazy, but the more we uncover the more we can see that it used to be really nice. We also find some interesting things...like this. What is it? Who knows? We think it's a bird bath...or a plant stand....or some sort of gazing ball stand....or some sort of Indian relic that's going to make us rich. Probably not.
We've cut down a on of trees, so there's stuff laying everywhere. We've got to get our hands on a wood chipper before our yard becomes one giant brush pile. The red chairs are our fire pit which is now covered in fallen trees.
I was also able to transplant some stuff this weekend. We have a ton of lamb's ear everywhere. I'm not sure if it does well in pots, but I dug some up to see. This little guy is next to our front door. KB's hunting boots seem to be a fixture there too.
I also tried to make a planter of "native plants". We have tons of pine trees around our house and there are all these cool little plants growing under them. I originally had lettuce planted in this box, but it never did much, so I decided to try some of the pine under growth in here. So far it doesn't really look like the plants are liking it too much. We'll see what happens. There is lamb's ear, a hosta and some sort of ground cover type plant in there. You can also see KB's tarp in the background (we found that in the yard too). We're planning on making it into a green house.
Stay tuned for more updates......including a chicken coop hopefully coming soon.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Pinteresting Wednesday
I've been a little MIA from Pinteresting Wednesdays recently, so here's a fresh one.
Link up with The Vintage Apple to play along.
Here are my favorite Pins of the week...
What are your favorite Pins this week???
Link up with The Vintage Apple to play along.
Here are my favorite Pins of the week...
What are your favorite Pins this week???
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Pinteresting Wednesday
It's time for another Pinteresting Wednesday. Link up with The Vintage Apple to play along.
Here are my favorite Pins of the week....
What are your favorite Pins this week???
Here are my favorite Pins of the week....
What are your favorite Pins this week???
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Pinteresting Wednesday
It's time for Pinteresting Wednesday! I'm linking up with The Vintage Apple to play along.
Here are some of my favorite Pins of the week...
What are your favorite Pins of the week?
Here are some of my favorite Pins of the week...
What are your favorite Pins of the week?
Monday, August 15, 2011
Monday Musings
I missed Thoughts on a Thursday last week, so I thought I'd have a randomo post today.
-I had a great weekend with this stud....
Super mushy moment alert, but he is pretty much awesome and I love him lots.
-We watched this movie:
It was pretty good. KB is a big fan of the "Wall Street" movies. He's a super nerd when it comes to the stock market, but that has a lot to do with his job so I guess he kinda has to be. He was jealous that the traders in the movies had 6 trading screens instead of his 4. I'm not even really sure what that means.
-I wore a really awesome outfit to work today and got lots of compliments on it. It involved lots of grey leopard print, a black pencil skirt, grey patent pumps and a large statement necklace. It's amazing how much better the day is when I like what I'm wearing.
-There has been a new recurring visitor to our bird feeders. This little guy (or gal) has been paying us a visit recently:
It's really loud so I can always tell when it's on the feeders. This is one of my grandma's favorite birds so it always reminds me of her.
-I had a great weekend with this stud....
-We watched this movie:
-I wore a really awesome outfit to work today and got lots of compliments on it. It involved lots of grey leopard print, a black pencil skirt, grey patent pumps and a large statement necklace. It's amazing how much better the day is when I like what I'm wearing.
-There has been a new recurring visitor to our bird feeders. This little guy (or gal) has been paying us a visit recently:
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