been awhile since i last posted.. since the last depressing post, i've been kind of in a funk... i hadn't realized how much the death of ms cougar affected me... mr bear i've heard also joined ms cougar in heaven... i really just don't get it... if you live in the country, one should meld with the country and that includes our wild life...'townies' as my children call them... come out to the country, spot the most beautiful site... say " this is the most beautiful spot' promptly bulldoze and build a McMansion right on 'the most beautiful spot'... then when a wild critter does wander forth, promptly phone the 'conservation officer' who comes out and if the animal is deemed a 'threat' then disposes of the 'problem'..... when all along the 'problem' was the human..... my son in law stated this recently... ' you know, the best thing we could do for the wildlife is drive it away, then our neighbours won't have anything to shoot at, complain about or generally 'hate'..... how sad is that....
anyways... enough 'funk'.... i'm trying to be cheery and happy about the fact that the deer arrived and ate a goodly portion of the leaves off my apple tree..... daughter says 'mom, they gotta eat too'...
arrrumphhhh just not MY apple tree!!! that poor apple tree has been delicious for too many things this year... aphids, apple caterpillars and now deer.... it still has apples tho... at least for now....
Babies
Baby Finches that is.... i've been watching this family come and go from my feeder... i've been debating whether or not i should leave it up as momma is teaching babies to come to the feeder and not go scrounge for goodies in the wild...yesterday i noticed she had them on the ground and they were busy pecking about soooo.....
i also have an enormous amount of kale seeds just about ready to burst forth give any self respecting bird a tasty treat... for the birds i've always left any last bits of kale, mustard, or any types of greens to go to seed but kale is definitely the most prolific ... anyways i'm thinking momma finch is going to do the proper thing and teach babies that seeds are on the plants and on the ground... not just in my feeder!!
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