Sun, 06 Jul 2008

Yarn and Nests
As many of you know, I am an avid knitter. As such, I end up with a lot of little pieces of yarn from completed projects. I try to put some of these little pieces outside for the birds and small wildlife to use in their nests. Several weeks ago, I noticed two different pieces of blue yarn in one of my asparagus ferns that I hang from my front porch ceiling, weather permitting. I thought it humorous that a bird would pick up the strands and drop them off in my plant. Well, as it turns out, you can see by the photo that a very industrious bird has been building a nest in my hanging pot. It seems a bit late in the season for this activity, but I suppose if you are a bird in need of a place to live, why not? I put out a large variety of yarns - textures, colors, fiber contents. The yarn this little bird selected was blue - two different textures and fiber contents but both blue. I wonder what little bird likes blue best?


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