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| Cut a week ago, this cheery bouquet of Black-Eyed Susans still looks fresh. |
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| A honey bee gathering pollen from an Anenome blossom. |
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| Foot long seed pods dangle from one of my Honey Locust trees. |
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| Six little sticks that once held beeswax sheets in honey frames have a new calling. |
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| Frame strips see the light of day as a deluxe feeder perch and beak wiper. |
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| A Downy Woodpecker kindly puts seeds in reach of a young Rose-breasted Grosbeak. |
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| Into his moult phase, father Rose-breasted Grosbeak appears rather bedraggled. |
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| The cage excludes seed tossing bigger birds but admits these American Gold Finches. |
Very clever and entertaining, but I have my own version of huge metal beasts prowling outside. The road beside my home has been ripped up and massaged for a new roadbed and surface. There are gravel trucks and graders and water tankers and roller/compacter machines that shake the earth, including the foundation my house. Dishes rattle on the counter and coffee dances in my cup. I must admit, it is beginning to wear a little on my nerves.
At end of this operation, I'll have a lovely new road to travel, but I'll be glad when the machinery finishes the job and moves elsewhere. The novelty has worn off!
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| The roller/compactor machine I call 'Bone Rattler' retires for the evening. |









I liked La Machine! I didn't go, but the kids took photos. It was amazing.
ReplyDeleteWhen did it nearly get to September?????
I just love how you so cleverly repurpose items especially for the birding friends. Love seeing your photos of them enjoying their extensions. I am always amazed at how different birds will inhabit the feeder space without fighting...yet some of the same kind will run at each other. I have enjoyed seeing so many Northern Flickers on the ground here with young just now in the side yard. Only ever saw one at the old place. Always interesting, heh.
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