Big Bird!

Well, I had a new “bird” at my feeders. I stayed indoors as I didn’t want to shoo them away. I noticed the male watched as his sweetheart ate her fill. He steadily turned his head like radar protecting her.   We can learn from  birds. Heads are small so their brain must be too. It doesn’t take high intelligence to love. It’s how much is in the heart.  I think she was enjoying the white clover.

Geese are monogamous and typically mate for life, forming strong, year-round bonds that last for their 10–25 year lifespan. Pairs usually form at 2–3 years old. They work together to raise young and then remain faithful until death, spending their lives together, flying south and home again. When a goose looses their mate, they grieve.  The widowed bird hangs its head, losses the desire to eat and shows signs of apathy and confusion. Sometimes they find a new partner. Amazing to me!

 

Bird Whisperer

Painted Bunting 

Rose Breasted Grosbeck

Oriole

Indigo Bunting 

I am still being entertained and amazed by my friends eating at my feeders.i have all my daily birds too. Over on the pond bank I beheld Astrid’s birthday tree. Her parents gave her this Redbud tree and a Pink Dogwood in April ‘25. She planted the Redbud by the pond and the Dogwood to the south of her house where it’d have shade. The Redbud is a special type, a Forest Pansy Redbud. It is known for its heart-shaped leaves that are a glossy, deep purple-red in the spring, and a maroon to purple-green color by summer. It’s a gorgeous tree.

I wish I had remembered that today was May 1. I go to the grocery store on Friday. The store was full of poor people who get checks on the first. They are having a difficult time. It made me ill and teary. Poor people need help. Everyday is worse. Hamburger was 6.99 a pound. Gas was up again. Lord, have mercy on us.

 

Thursday

 

Crocheted Collar

I’m making this from the image. Most written pattern now cost money so I’m looking at the image to make this. Mine will be a little different as is not easy just to copy an image. I’m using white thread. I’m about half finished.

Astrid posts picture of her suppers. They always look like a southern living dish. The salad greens came from her gardens. 

I drove in my buggy yesterday to see the pretty wild flowers as I can’t walk a distance as I once loved to do each morning. Over by the pond I spotted this pretty daisy. They remind me of a sunshine that’s smiling!

The Painted Buntings are here. The orioles may have moved on. The Grosbeaks are still making me watch to see them. 

My Ada Mae is ready for spring.  Of course, she wanted to wear a dress and hat for spring picture day. Erin picked this pink belt and she decided she could wear her jean skort. She loves dresses, purses, hats, belts~~ a girl needs accessories with any outfit. Erin asked her to remember to smile so she could see her tooth gap. So Ada practiced in the mirror and she nailed it!

Sigrid has new rubber to keep her safe. She has AAA with me, but we’re hopeful she won’t need it. She’s almost finished with her first year to become a Dr. of Pharmacy. She’s taken one final and has the rest to pass this week and next. Logan E. Helps her study. Three more years of hard work, but she’ll  reach her goal. We are shaped by our environment as well as our dna. Sig’s first high school job was with an old pharmacy in our town. That sent her down this path. She thought about being a doctor too. To me she’s just “my baby”.

More Rain

Poor Sigrid had a flat. She was at the apartment. She drove to the Honda place to see about A tire. There they were really expensive. Laura went down and they ordered 4 new tires at Walmart with road hazard. She will take it to have them put on today. That way she has a place to take her problem. I got the last tires on the truck there in 2017. I got two new tires and went there again. The old ones had made it almost 10 years.  Logan R said they still were not that wore but I used my income tax return for the two new ones. Seems like a good investment. Fleta had a flat this week too. Son Greg helped her. Her country road has sharp rocks one pierced her tire. Larry always came to help me when I had any car problem. I miss his security more than anything. I’ve had a bad week. The future is so scary. There is darkness lurking around every corner. I don’t like growing old and weak. 

On a brighter note, the donkeys make me smile. They are comedians. They love to see a human coming near. 

 

Tuesday

I finished the tote using the cotton yarn I had from the Hobby Lobby sale. I still have more of the sale yarn to use up.

I tried making bookmarks.

Sigrid’s friend got engaged and had a party. Logan and Sigrid attended. Sigrid finished one final with an 86. That’s a high B. It was over 200 plus drugs.  She’ll have more tests this week and next. Logan has drill again this weekend. Sigrid will not stay in the apartment alone, but he may be able to drive and come home.

Ingrid went for coffee with a friend. She’s taken a second job with a hospital. She gets paid for wearing a pager. If she gets called in, she gets paid for that. The Hospital is in Mobile.

 This is Fleta’s granddaughter with her cat. Hannah is like Astrid in that she loves animals. The cat looks big. 

Uninvited Guest

 

Yesterday afternoon this snapping turtle was by my porch. I was filling my bird feeders and saw him. He went still for three hours. I think turtles must be very patient.

Greta drove to Branson yesterday. Erin taught her how to set the cruise. Erin said set it 5 miles below the speed limit.  Once she said it, she remembered me saying the same to her. She said she also remembered thinking it was a stupid thing to do.  Turn into your mother!

We had big dead water oak in the Meadow. Logan and Astrid cut it and hauled it away to the brush pile yesterday. It was a huge undertaking. Sprouts had come up around the trunk.  Makes the field look clean and pretty. Johnny was right in the middle of the endeavor. I think he was what Daddy called a “straw boss”.   I really don’t know what a straw boss is.

Four Orioles were here this morning, plus Grosbeaks, an indigo Bunting, and a Painted Bunting. I must put my hummingbird feeder out.

I had a big bird hunter looking for bird eggs. I couldn’t get a hoe to him as he was above my head. Hope he doesn’t find my hen nests.

Sunday

Who’d have dreamed it. More rain last night. Only half an inch because I didn’t dump the 1/2 inch from the previous night. It stormed in some areas south of me but not locally.

I’m putting the filet heart here so I can find it again. It skips one stitch to make a heart. My other pattern skips two stitches making the holes too large. I am using up the cotton yarn I got 75 percent off at Hobby Lobby making another tote bag.

My mother was horrible at cutting hair. We never went to a beautician for a hair cut. We had short hair. My mother did not like long hair I think. Growing up her hair was short too. Grandma preferred shorter cuts. My paternal grandmother did not cut her hair her entire lifetime. People were different. Sometimes we got home perms when my oldest sister Patsy was an adult. She was a dozen years older than I was.  The picture below is me in 6th grade. I envied the girls with whispy little bangs and did this styling in the bathroom at school. I just wet the comb and matted some to my forehead. 

 

Saturday

Well, we were blessed with two nice rains yesterday. In the morning and early afternoon we received a steady rain. When it stopped I checked my Coach Fisher gauge and it registered an inch. I dumped it but over the evening it rained. I walked down early to see how much— another half inch. We’re still way behind. It’s was cooler yesterday so I made vegetable soup. I’ll have it again today.

“When the well is dry, we know the value of water." — Benjamin Franklin

Greta has her first basketball game with her travel team today. She may be playing the 5 stop. She’s 5’10” now in stocking feet. She is probably the tallest girl. Two girls one grade up are playing~~ twins. They are point guards and have picked her up in their car and dropped her off afterwards for practice. I know she feels grown up. Greta loves laying in the sun. I always loved it too. Wonder if sun loving is an inherited trait. 

I have a new trait in my dna file.  It’s about fashion. When I saw it I chuckled to myself. I knew I wasn’t fashionable.  I looked at Laura’s and she was very trendy. Poor Erin was a dud like me. Some of my fashion likes are— loose clothes, old clothes. My favorite color is brown! I never liked makeup. My hair looks like a cap on my head!  It’s a wonder I ever found a husband. He stayed with me 49 years too! What a wonderful man.

I’m easily amused. The terrapin was eating something after yesterday’s rain. I thought it was a slug! Do turtles eat slimy slugs. If I see one on my porch, I sprinkle salt on it. How cruel. Once my heat and air was tore up by slugs. They got in a connection box and shorted it out. My heat and air tech told me to get rid of any I see. I have made head way. Maybe the terrapins are pest getters! I like watching them. They ate fascinating 🧐.

Friday

I decided I’d have to eat the oranges I bought for the birds, but now more are here. I had three this morning. The oranges were 2.79 at Aldies. Maybe more will come. Yesterday, an Indigo Bunting was on the suet feeder.

I finished this crocheted tote. Can you spot the heart in the center?

oriole almost red

I had a new bird today. It’s a Catbird. They sing beautiful songs and look similar to a Mockingbird.

I push mowed some yesterday down my lane then rode my mower to do the rest. I’m glad I did as it’s raining today. I’m making vegetable soup because it’s cooler. 

Im trying to crochet bookmarks with a small steel hook. I’ve ripped out a lot. I’m making a baby blanket out of blue. 

I went to Kroger this morning in the rain. I was about through shopping when the electricity went off. The checkout has a generator so I was able to get what I’d selected. I spent 9.00. Everything’s too expensive to purchase. I bought some hotdogs. They were 1.99. Gas jumped up 20 more cents. All life seems depressing. Thinking of all the families who have children. 😢