TINY LITTLE CHICKADEE "ME BIG BIRD"

I'm not a fan of sparrows at my feeders. 

They come in gangs, eat EVERYTHING in a hurry and then move on.  The house finches, chickadees, titmice and other native birds at my feeders don't have a chance to get any food.  So, I know to put black oil sunflower seeds out when I'm going to be near the kitchen window and monitor what is happening.  If the sparrows start ganging up on the feeders and being territorial, I just gently tap on the window.  I've done that for so long that all of the sparrows will immediately leave the feeders.
 I've trained 'em!
(Of course, when I walk away from the window they take over again.  So, they're getting to eat, too.)

So, I was just looking out of the window and twice I gently tapped on it because a little chickadee had just landed on the branch above the feeder but couldn't get to it because it was covered with sparrows.  Of course when I tapped on it, the sparrows scattered and it occurred to me that the tiny little chickadee might have a greatly inflated impression of himself.  He appears and suddenly everybody scatters!

"ME big bird!"

Ha, I love the little chickadees!!  

They're so feisty and brave.

SAVING YOUR GARDEN SEEDS~~~RENEE'S GARDEN SEEDS VIDEO

This is such a good instructional video about saving seeds from your garden.

I save lots of my own flower seeds, but when I want to buy something unusual or unique, I always look for Renee's Seeds.

RENEE'S GARDEN SEEDS

HELLO POSSUM!! KEEPING CHARLIE SAFE

I'm telling you!!  I have done everything I can to keep the small wildlife out of my yard so Charlie will be safe at night.  I dug down and placed bricks under my gates so the possums and skunks couldn't dig under like they have in the past.   Charlie has been sprayed twice by a skunk digging under the back gate.  But, not anymore because of the bricks.

Recently, I could tell something has been in the backyard because of the way Charlie runs around sniffing everywhere.

I think the coyote is gone from the neighborhood, for now.  And, since the birds are no longer nesting they're not chasing Charlie around the yard.  But, he still won't go out at night unless I go with him.  This started about three or four months ago.

So night before last I was standing outside waiting for Charlie to come back and kept noticing an odd shape on top of the fence.  This is an 8' high fence.  I kept getting closer to see what it was and got my camera for this shot.

Hello possum!!

Because I have tried to create a bird sanctuary in my backyard for many years, I have planted lots of shrubbery and trees.  Some of the shrubbery like my lady banksia has spread so beautifully that it's easy for something to climb into and out of the yard, especially if you consider a compost pile a delicacy.

We've had two encounters with this possum on the ground, but I play like I don't see it and Charlie can't keep his eyes off of it, hoping it will run so he can chase it.. 

"Go pottie, Charlie!!"  

I just hope it's not hiding in my garden shed!!  

One time I found a tiny possum hiding in there and I think it had come in through the kitty door.

I do love nature and so glad it has found me in the middle of town.

CreativeCountryMom,

HOW TO MAKE RIBBON ROSES IN LESS THAN ONE MINUTE

This is a great tutorial on how to make ribbon roses in less than a minute.
I'm guessing that means AFTER you learn how to make them.

The instructions say you need 75 cm. of ribbon.

That should be about 2 ft. 5 inches of ribbon.

                              HOW TO MAKE A RIBBON ROSE IN UNDER ONE MINUTE

I can think of lots of ways to use these roses.

BEAUTIFUL LITTLE CONFEDERATE VIOLET~~GIFT FROM A FRIEND

   Isn't this little flower beautiful!

It is a 

Confederate Violet

a gift from a friend a few years ago.

If those little runners get in the dirt on the ground, they will form new plants.

I love this sweet tiny violet!

NICE PEOPLE HELP BABY BEARS CLIMB OUT OF DUMPSTER

These nice people lowered a ladder into a dumpster to help baby bears climb out.

NICE PEOPLE HELPING BABY BEARS CLIMBING OUT OF DUMPSTER

THANK YOU, NICE PEOPLE!!

THANKS TO YOU AND HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY*****

Finally, I have a day off from work!

I'm a painter/decorative artisan and my work is very physical. 

 I love working with my two blogs, but tend to put off writing posts when I'm working two or three jobs in a row because I'm TIRED!!

When I get home, I'm the one who takes care of everything that needs to be done.  

I do love my life and do love my work and I just want to say how much I appreciate that you would take the time to read my blog!

When I first starting blogging, I read that you should write like you have tons of people reading.

Well, since I love to talk, I'm loving writing like there are of tons of people reading!

Have a very nice rest of the week 

and 

HAPPY JULY 4, 2014

(I'm proud to be an AMERICAN and tickled to death to be a TEXAN!!)