Wed, 07 May 2008
Baby Birds
The other day, I walked out my front door onto the front porch and stopped dead in my tracks. Right on the edge of the porch at the top of the steps was a dead baby bird. No feathers, clearly just recently hatched. I couldn't tell what type of bird it was. So, I found a large leaf and picked up the little thing and deposited it in the bushes. It was very sad. Well, today, I left the house and went to have the oil changed in my car. I stopped back at the house to drop off something before going into the yarn shop for the day and what did I find on my front walk? Another dead baby bird. This one looked just like the first. I suspect there is a nest of sparrows in my shrubs as I hear them quarreling often. Did you know that birds have funny group names? A murder of crows, a quarrel of sparrows, a gaggle of geese - the list goes on and on. Anyway, I'm wondering what is going on with these new little ones. I hope I've seen the last of them, or at least the last of them in that condition.
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AHHHHH
On Monday, I was able to spend some time in the yard and garden. I began by edging my front walk. I don't own a mechanical edger, so I use a shovel and my bare hands. It's a chore, but a rewarding one. I should have a photo of it to share with you, because it looks great, but alas, I don't. I'll try to take one in the coming week and share it then. I then weeded the front planting bed. Then I went into the vegetable garden and turned over one of the beds. OH - so great. The soil is lovely. I've been working on it for years and all the effort, and compost, has paid off. I actually planted some items - a little early, but I figured I could throw caution to the wind and go for it. I put in seeds: brocolli, lettuce, carrots, radishes, baby's breath, poppies, morning glories. All the seeds were very old, so if they don't come up, no great loss. If they do, it will be a bonus. I also removed some elephant ears that meandered into the vegetable garden. I dug some horseradish root and grated it. Wow - talk about pungent, but yummy! All in all, several hours of work in great weather. My orginal intent was to get the patio and deck cleared of old leaves, but that chore remains on the list. It's just great to get out and dig!
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