At The Fly Thru Feeder
The latest feeder is really popular with the birds. I’m calling it the fly thru feeder as the birds can get right inside to enjoy the seed. Perhaps it should be fly-thru like the drive-thru restaurants. The downy woodpecker lands … Continued
150th Birthd-eh!
July 1 is Canada D-eh. It’s our 150th Birthd-eh We are very proud to be Canadians and over the years I’ve made various bits of Canadian garden whimsy. You could make a Canada flag from rocks. Canada flags from material … Continued
2sDay: Rose Breasted Grosbeak
It’s 2sDay and time for photos of two of the same things. Today I have photos of the female and male grosbeak at the feeder at the same time. They visit the feeders from early May till October and will … Continued
2sDay: Goldfinches
It’s 2sDay and time for photos of two of the same things. Today is another rainy day, so I dug back in the photo archives to find some photos to share. This one was taken a year or so ago … Continued
Vegetables: Monk Peas
Monk peas have a fascinating story with them and are classified as heirloom seeds. Gregor Mendel, an Austrian monk, discovered the basic principles of heredity and did extensive studies using peas most of the time because the offspring could … Continued
For the Birds
I love having some fun creating glass totems. I had collected lots of clear glass from thrift stores, from donations from friends and from cleaning out the cupboards. I picked out 3 pieces … a patterned bud vase, a clear … Continued
The Tea Thyme Tree
Last year in the honeysuckle garden I hung all sorts of tea bits and pieces when I was inspired after seeing something similar at the Saylor Cafe in Bloomfield. In mid April of this year I started to hang the … Continued
Little Bird Big Voice
Little Bird Big Voice May 20, 2017 Starting as soon as the sun begins to rise the little wren starts calling. It has many places it likes to perch and sing. When it isn’t windy the wren likes to sit on … Continued
2sDay: Doves
2sDay Doves May 16, 2017 It’s 2sDay and time for photos of 2 of the same thing. This week it is doves. Doves, or mourning doves, are frequent visitors to the garden all year round. They are a light brown/grey … Continued
Rain, Sun, Rain
May started with a downpour of rain, so much that we had almost 54 mm of rain in a few hours. The weather has been chilly but at least there was a sunny day before the next round of downpours … Continued
It’s Daycation Time
It’s Daycation Time I love it when the weather gets warmer and we start going out for daycations. Our first one for this year was a trip to Niagara Falls. To be rested up when we get there we take … Continued
Crochet: It’s Flossie Bird
It’s spring and the birds are retuning to the garden. I’ve seen and heard robins, red wing black birds, cardinals, bluejays, sparrows, nuthatches, woodpeckers and more. And look … here is a rare bird sighting.It’s a … ah … um … Continued
The Driftwood Starburst
From my collection of collected driftwood from British Columbia I’ve made a driftwood starburst. This was one of my winter crafting projects and I can’t wait to get it outside in a permanent home. The fun part was collecting the … Continued
Resourceful Visitors
Although the calendar says it is spring the days have been chilly, windy, snowy or rainy. The visitors keep arriving in the garden and are very resourceful at finding something to eat.