April Gardening Time

We are having friends over for dinner tomorrow, and the weather will be perfect for an al fresco meal of grilled goodness. Everything is greening up, the azaleas are close to being in full bloom, and I needed to get the veranda ready to enjoy. This time of year it is covered in pollen, so …

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Birdwatching at Our Mountain Home

Over the past month, it seems like the rain and the cold was never going to end.   The bird visitors have been fun to watch, with the variety of birds in colorful plumage all making short work of the seed.  DH has had to fill it up a couple of times a week.  Several …

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Snow Birds

There have been a wide variety birds on the feeder this month, particularly when it snowed earlier in December.   DH has kept the feeder full of nice cracked sunflower seeds, and I made a suet cake for them too.  The goldfinches on the upper left have put on their more drab winter garb.  The one …

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