Mar 16, 2016 | birds & bears
You know all that work we did to make a new home for the bluebirds? The one that’s as snake-safe as we can make it, and that (now) has its own built-in sun shield, thanks to my handy husband? The bluebirds have checked on it day after day after nearly-spring...
Feb 6, 2016 | birds & bears
I’ve got a few really fun things to tell you. FIRST Look who stopped by yesterday! Turns out there was a little House Hunters scouting going on, which I learned when I saw the couple check out the bluebird house via my downstairs studio window. Spring...
Nov 4, 2015 | birds & bears
I have been surprised to see them there, the bluebirds who have spent a good amount of time hanging around the official* house and the snake** house in recent days. Most often they come in late afternoon when they also enjoy the buffet of creepy crawlies they find in...
Oct 20, 2015 | birds & bears
They come for a bath most evenings around six, the bluebird babies so fast growing up. It tickles me so to see them, the way they fuss and frolic, yammering on with each other about this and that, holding court with the finches, the sparrows, the wrens, the...
Sep 1, 2015 | birds & bears
You know how I am about my birds. (The crazy bird lady, it’s true.) So when my regular bird feeder fell to the ground and broke, I ran straight out for a new one. I spotted a swell log suet feeder at the store and thought it would be fun to give it a try....
Aug 28, 2015 | birds & bears
I’ve changed my routine of late, rising before the sun for some peaceful writing time before the day’s demands overtake me. It surprises me how much I love this change in my life. I am a more productive writer, yes. But there’s also a great...
