In My Back Yard

Yesterday was a rather cool day for this time of year but there were some interesting things observed while working in my back yard. A pair of Orioles were busy collecting string to build a new nest. I usually leave string in the garden for them to hang their nest. One string was at least fifteen feet long and as the bird flew into the wind there was this trailing string. I never found the spot where the construction was taking place but it is close and I will find it. Beautiful bird with a melodic song.

Chipper of little chipmunk came to see be begging for food. He will go into my shirt pocket to get peanuts. So cute but he has tunnels everywhere and I think he has company. A robin picked a bad spot to build a nest as it is accessible to the black squirrels. One encounter and the robin changed its mind. She came back to retrieve the nest products and moved away to a safer place.

Our bird houses have action and our house sparrows have babies already. Those birds work from dawn to sunset. Theresa and I had to pick peach curl from our nectarines and it does not look too promising. The fish wintered well and appear to be bigger. We leave them in the three small ponds we have. The fish keep the mosquitoes in check and are nice to watch.

We are eating our rhubarb and the mild winter has been a boon for this crop. We like rhubarb in all forms but pie is a favourite and my body shows it. Finally the cardinals have found a nest close by and half an hour before sunrise you hear them. They have a good song but so early.

With everything so early this year we are putting our tomatoes in the ground and hope for an early crop. All you have to do is open your eyes and mother nature paints so many great pictures.....life is wonderful.