Bedrooms and Birdies!

Still working on the bedroom, have to get it totally 

back together before posting any photos.

I've been framing some art to hang. Bob continues to edit

his stuff and load up his dresser drawers again!

Still waiting installation of new window blinds and

rehanging drapery panels.

Worked in the garden yesterday, a total of two hours before my lower back

 screamed "STOP", so I did rather than be in pain the remainder of the day.

At this age we know our limits!

 Beautiful day to be outside, dead headed the hydrangeas

 and daffodils, pruned climbing roses, cleaned out and filled bird feeders, 

pulled and clipped some annoying ivy, and picked up a lot of fallen twigs.

Then there was the birdhouse annual clean out ready for a new 

generation of renters this spring.

  Bob lifted it off the post and when we removed the top we were amazed, 

and thrilled, to find each of the five birdie apartments contained a nest - I 

believe two were Eastern bluebirds, the others perhaps White-breasted

 nuthatches whom I've often seen around the birdhouse in spring and summer.

Besides much grass, some twigs, and handfuls of leaves from

the Japanese acer, there were also a lot of grey and white feathers

 and a few strips of plastic woven into the nests. Just amazing how those

 little birds fit so much through those 1-1/2 inch holes. . . . . . and then

construct such soft, comfortable nests.

Magnolia liliiflora still blooming - green leaves starting to open also.

Despite all the work, I have to admit I do love my garden. . . . . and

of course my beautiful birds.

Scribble Picnic - Fill In the Blank Rectangle -

I was on a mission to get this done yesterday, Tuesday, ready for today's picnic,

IF the fog clears (see HERE) we can throw down a blanket on the lawn under
 the fig tree and enjoy some sweet picnic snacks and a nice cuppa!

Yes, the tree is so tall now we can actually sit under it - a lot different from the little

 18" potted plant I dug the hole for (well Bob probably did that bit - I just point and

 ask nicely if he'll dig right there please!) some years ago. Just look at those hefty

 branches now - and later in the year the figs will hopefully arrive again and be ripe

 for picking and jam making.

I saw my rectangle when I noticed one of the little birdhouses hanging in the tree 

in the heavy fog blanketing the garden. Photographing the roof at this angle
 I thought would be different. I edited my photo back to a sketch, added a tiny bit
of colored pencil, and outlined the roof.

I will soon be off to Patagonia! Being on a ship much of the time, I may miss 

 several Scribble picnics due to lack of Internet availability, speed and cost! 

 I'll do my best, but don't be surprised if I can't join in or leave comments - sorry!

Pop over to Michael's today here at the SCRIBBLE PICNIC - starting off with

 a blank will definitely bring some fabulous creativity to all the fun posts.