tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post4784111826640402196..comments2024-03-19T07:05:39.186-05:00Comments on In the Garden: Bathing Beautiestinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-90593049387574530062008-06-26T09:46:00.000-05:002008-06-26T09:46:00.000-05:00Tina I tried to check out the blog in Japan also a...Tina I tried to check out the blog in Japan also and it did not translate it either.Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-79012215721959277912008-06-25T23:35:00.000-05:002008-06-25T23:35:00.000-05:00Hi Annie, I bet you are filling up those birdbaths...Hi Annie, I bet you are filling up those birdbaths alot in Texas for sure! It has even been hot here. I wonder why the disappearing fountain attracts more types of birds? <BR/><BR/>Hi there iyasaka in Japan and welcome! I did visit your blog but it did not translate for me and while I could see many pictures and some writing, it was not readable. Is it my language translator do you think? Thanks tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-34422635805609034212008-06-25T21:30:00.000-05:002008-06-25T21:30:00.000-05:00There are 5 birdbaths in my japanese garden. Vario...There are 5 birdbaths in my japanese garden. Various kinds of birds come. Please see a picture of the bird and biardbaths in my blog.<BR/>http://iyasaka.blogspot.com/Akihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02393393565504327287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-27039631592563099072008-06-24T22:41:00.000-05:002008-06-24T22:41:00.000-05:00You do have a lot of birdbaths, Tina! Our stone di...You do have a lot of birdbaths, Tina! Our stone disappearing fountain has attracted types of birds we never saw at the regular bird baths. One is hypertufa and the other is concrete. Some days they're filled two or three times. <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-84308567476840342222008-06-24T06:14:00.000-05:002008-06-24T06:14:00.000-05:00Let me try this again. IE is acting up. Mom, Glad ...Let me try this again. IE is acting up. <BR/><BR/>Mom, Glad you got rain, no matter how little and also glad Terri and the girls saw a ballgame.<BR/><BR/>Lola, Ditto on the rain. I hope you all don't get any fires this year like you have had in past year. Lids from buckets are great for the birds and toads. <BR/><BR/>DP, You would love watching the birds frolic in the water. Even a simple dish ortinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-66118918471694862812008-06-24T01:20:00.000-05:002008-06-24T01:20:00.000-05:00You have a nice collection of birdbaths in your ga...You have a nice collection of birdbaths in your garden. Unfortunately, I don't have a bird bath, but my trees are homes to many cute bird nests.. and I have a bird feeder in the yard.DP Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13729511776841579464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-79231267009168625922008-06-23T22:41:00.000-05:002008-06-23T22:41:00.000-05:00HELLO EVERYONE.Love the baths for your birds. I ha...HELLO EVERYONE.<BR/>Love the baths for your birds. I have a concrete one under the arbor. I do have another water stop for the birds. I've seen them take bathes in it & it is so funny to watch. It is a lid that came off a bucket of popcorn that the big box store has during the holidays. It seems to serve the purpose very nicely. I would like to get a couple more. Can't have too many sources of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-14588039523226882452008-06-23T22:08:00.000-05:002008-06-23T22:08:00.000-05:00Well the rain lasted all of 4 hours and we got on...Well the rain lasted all of 4 hours and we got one eight of an inch, sigh, sigh, sigh. Tell you, it has been all around us for 2 weeks. Guess Mother Nature thinks all that ocean water is enough.<BR/><BR/>Great going for Zack and tell him Mimi says to go get em!!<BR/><BR/>Yes Tina, Terri-Lynn has been several times but not the girls. They lost 2-1 but they did see a good game but did'nt get toJean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-67990647383485230942008-06-23T21:29:00.000-05:002008-06-23T21:29:00.000-05:00Mom, That is so great! A slow gentle rain is the b...Mom, That is so great! A slow gentle rain is the best kind. Hopefully it will continue and Terri and the girls stay dry. Sounds like a fun trip but I thought she had been to see the Red Sox. Maybe it was the girls. <BR/><BR/>Skeeter, That is awesome! Glad someone is getting rain. I have been watering. Awful for the bill but worse to lose a nice plant. <BR/><BR/>Dawn, Congrats to Zack. No, all tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-87265012648105479752008-06-23T21:19:00.000-05:002008-06-23T21:19:00.000-05:00Hi Tina --all these bird baths make me feel like s...Hi Tina --all these bird baths make me feel like such a slacker, lol. The birds swoop in and sip off the pool sometimes. I think someone in the neighborhood must have several feeders and bird baths. We have a ton of healthy looking birds out here. We had baseball for Sidekick tonight and then off to a Boy Scout meeting for Boy 2. Tomorrow is Girl model's baseball game and of course the weekly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-59582634661288562232008-06-23T21:16:00.000-05:002008-06-23T21:16:00.000-05:00Hi guys, late night tonight, Zack had a ballgame, ...Hi guys, late night tonight, Zack had a ballgame, did I mention he made the alstars! Gosh! Will the season ever end!<BR/>Mom, I surprised you haven't had rain, we've had summer soaks everyday for a week and a half now. Hail last Thur! Lighting that hit a chimney and cause a fire with the wiring of a apartment blg. Yes, he is a customer. Zack was downtown with a friend and was fearful, had never Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234495965199888943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-26494308701127464212008-06-23T18:57:00.000-05:002008-06-23T18:57:00.000-05:00Yeah Jean, you got rain.... We had another pop up ...Yeah Jean, you got rain.... We had another pop up shower this afternoon that left us with an additional 1/2 inch...I am sooo happy about that! I love my rain gauge as it keeps up with my rainfall then I know when I have to water....Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-76910536275206172492008-06-23T17:11:00.000-05:002008-06-23T17:11:00.000-05:00RAIN, RAIN, RAIN!!! We have been getting rain for...RAIN, RAIN, RAIN!!! We have been getting rain for 2 hours. A nice slow gentle rain so probably will not amount to a lot but better than nothing. I do hope it is not raining in Boston. Terri-Lynn took the girls down to a Red Sox game. They are huge Red Sox fans and the girls have never seen a major leauge game. So exciting for them. She got an extra ticket and wanted me to go but those daysJean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-85205448670524810122008-06-23T16:54:00.000-05:002008-06-23T16:54:00.000-05:00Hi Layanee in sunny New England, The birds are SO ...Hi Layanee in sunny New England, The birds are SO fun to watch. They always amaze me. <BR/><BR/>Stephanie, Bird baths are great in the garden, and welcome to in the garden. You should definitely put out a dish or two.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-26379400579803227722008-06-23T16:34:00.000-05:002008-06-23T16:34:00.000-05:00i have lots of bird feeders but no baths mabe i sh...i have lots of bird feeders but no baths mabe i should look into thatStephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804479361500522149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-70885425413376421172008-06-23T16:13:00.000-05:002008-06-23T16:13:00.000-05:00I will have to do a post on birdbaths and link to ...I will have to do a post on birdbaths and link to you! I need to go clean mine right now! I like to catch the birds 'bathing'. They are funny to watch aren't they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-46265822865285167952008-06-23T15:03:00.000-05:002008-06-23T15:03:00.000-05:00Hey Dave, You will soon add more birdbaths I have ...Hey Dave, You will soon add more birdbaths I have no doubt. I like your garden for yours as it is ideal.<BR/><BR/>Sarah, Pools are great. How are your tads doing? Mine now have legs. I will be preparing a post soon. It is so cool. I made sure to show them to all who ventured here on Saturday. I bet your older son likes it. <BR/><BR/>Dawn, Wantabee Pond is its new name? Great name!<BR/><BR/>Margo,tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-84914068778642079682008-06-23T11:39:00.000-05:002008-06-23T11:39:00.000-05:00Good morning. Great topic. Love your birdbaths! ...Good morning. Great topic. Love your birdbaths! It is easy to overlook cleaning but so important. I have one concrete and several saucers. Hard to keep the dog from drinking out of the saucers. <BR/><BR/>The robins enjoy mine so much. All the birds use them, some just to drink, but the robins just go nuts in the water. What fun to watch.Roses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-7768933776933129302008-06-23T10:32:00.000-05:002008-06-23T10:32:00.000-05:00Good morning everyone! We finally had almost an in...Good morning everyone! We finally had almost an inch of rain late yesterday evening! I was so excited that I sat on the front porch rocking in the chair while it came down at a steady great soaking pace! Everything looks so green this morning and smells so fresh. It was nice to not have to water first thing this morning. <BR/><BR/>I did however, dump all the birdbaths and fill with fresh water. Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-33498336920126237562008-06-23T09:49:00.000-05:002008-06-23T09:49:00.000-05:00Hi Margo and welcome to my daughter's blog who was...Hi Margo and welcome to my daughter's blog who was brought up in Maine! Were are you in Maine, I am in Harpswell. Guess I will have to check out your blog and then I may know where you are! I wish we would get some rain. Thunder storms yesterday, all around us, but got about 2 mintues of rain here. In 2 months we have had less than an inch. It is terrible in Harpswell.Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-20336306300967584842008-06-23T09:28:00.000-05:002008-06-23T09:28:00.000-05:00Maine blogger....thanks for your comments on mine....Maine blogger....thanks for your comments on mine...these are wonderful pics on yours..my son is in Tn...between Nashville and Knoxville...so my heart is there also...we are getting rain...we need to hay so will be glad when it clears...Margo in Mainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02297363016531444112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-61274646744801480152008-06-23T08:38:00.000-05:002008-06-23T08:38:00.000-05:00I don't have one yet, just the wantabee pond and I...I don't have one yet, just the wantabee pond and I've seen them bathe in that. Cute.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234495965199888943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-37893697435601097032008-06-23T08:32:00.000-05:002008-06-23T08:32:00.000-05:00We had a concrete bath in the front yard but it wa...We had a concrete bath in the front yard but it was old and feel aprat. I suppose they may just use the pool now, it is harboring the tadpole after all.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706708268968927131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-15178275425390493892008-06-23T08:30:00.000-05:002008-06-23T08:30:00.000-05:00Wow you do have a collection of birdbaths! I just...Wow you do have a collection of birdbaths! I just have the rustic one in my birdbath garden. Coneflowers, a butterfly bush, and salvias are all around it.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524456191483377274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-91411842270177937572008-06-23T08:21:00.000-05:002008-06-23T08:21:00.000-05:00Gail, I love those misters as much as the birds; w...Gail, I love those misters as much as the birds; which reminds me I need to water:(<BR/><BR/>Jillybean, Good morning! Concrete works great.<BR/><BR/>Cinj, Yes, do try some shallow dishes. Toads do love them and I have a FUNNY story about a toad here, also soon to update you all on the tads. They are thriving. But try it out. Even plant saucers work well.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.com