tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post1785953256197139087..comments2024-03-19T07:05:39.186-05:00Comments on In the Garden: Good Tips to Help Birds in the Wintertimetinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-39152369229705339142007-12-13T10:01:00.000-06:002007-12-13T10:01:00.000-06:00Thanks Jean and I did sleep much better. Only woke...Thanks Jean and I did sleep much better. Only woke up once and fell back asleep soon afterwards! Another hot one today in the 80's again then the cold front moves in. Hopefully with some needed rainfall....Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-76875202118411095042007-12-12T20:53:00.000-06:002007-12-12T20:53:00.000-06:00Yes, Skeeter, they really are neat to watch. We h...Yes, Skeeter, they really are neat to watch. We have many of both in Maine and they have veiwing platforms in several places. Hope you sleep good tonight.Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-86868234680258650632007-12-12T20:40:00.000-06:002007-12-12T20:40:00.000-06:00There is no fixing us Tina... We are who we are! L...There is no fixing us Tina... We are who we are! LOL<BR/><BR/>We have bald eagles at our lake here also. We enjoy watching them soar high in the sky. We also have Osprey that resemble the bald eagle. We know where a couple of their nesting spot are located and we check in on them when at the lake. Have seen the adults bring fish to the babies. Really neat to watch....Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-79526663962624658102007-12-12T18:18:00.000-06:002007-12-12T18:18:00.000-06:00Gosh, why do you all let me talk me so much? I am ...Gosh, why do you all let me talk me so much? I am embarrassed by some of my longwinded input comments! lol Don't know how to fix it.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-46614660927542164062007-12-12T18:16:00.000-06:002007-12-12T18:16:00.000-06:00Good luck fixing the water tank. Gotta hate that. ...Good luck fixing the water tank. Gotta hate that. Our water heater went out a few weeks ago. I am so glad Mr. Fix-it was home to fix it! I honestly don't know what I would do without him. <BR/><BR/>I saw a red tailed hawk yesterday. It was coppery just like my grandbaby's hair and I thought of him. I wish I could see some eagles. Only hawks here though Land Between the Lakes has bald eagle tours tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-9109549993296296352007-12-12T17:32:00.000-06:002007-12-12T17:32:00.000-06:00Yep, watertank, Jack of all trades wanted to get a...Yep, watertank, Jack of all trades wanted to get a small, cheap one. Thank gosh you have to order them. He is coming back from the supplier with a large one, we will have to lay it down, just kinda windy to do this, I will be holding the flashlight.zzzzzz.<BR/>I had forgotten you saw the eagle, sure catches everyones gaze. Hypnotizing how it quietly it circles over and over. I think it was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-76057548298244769052007-12-12T17:22:00.000-06:002007-12-12T17:22:00.000-06:00Broken pipes are not fun in the winter... well any...Broken pipes are not fun in the winter... well anytime as far as that goes... Good luck!Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-54360167234413696642007-12-12T13:53:00.000-06:002007-12-12T13:53:00.000-06:00And I saw the eagle when I was there right after w...And I saw the eagle when I was there right after we came back from down south.Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-88580167438412217302007-12-12T13:52:00.000-06:002007-12-12T13:52:00.000-06:00funny as long as no1 got hurt. Always something! ...funny as long as no1 got hurt. Always something! Maybe Georgie found you.Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-72621267346598838272007-12-12T12:14:00.000-06:002007-12-12T12:14:00.000-06:00Oh I believe in ghost, there is to many collective...Oh I believe in ghost, there is to many collective unexplained and to many non-fiction movies/books not to believe.<BR/>We have a eagle that circles, looking @ the owl kills I suspect. One day Jack of all trades was lighting the b-b-q when we spotted the Eagle. When he returned to light the Q it came on with a loud puff. I laughed, it was funny-the liquid propane specialist, that checks for leaksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-90475213812433857772007-12-12T11:07:00.000-06:002007-12-12T11:07:00.000-06:00Sorry bout your sinus problem...the snow is great ...Sorry bout your sinus problem...the snow is great for that...LOL Parrots are really loud. But my 2 newest addition who are cockatiels are louder than my dear ole Alice but still not as bad as parrots. Birds are smart and will mock things. I do not understand people when they say "bird brain" when someone does something stupid as birds are not stupid. People who say that sure have not had a Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-83967347847997467032007-12-12T10:50:00.000-06:002007-12-12T10:50:00.000-06:00Jean, I am not really a night owl but last night w...Jean, I am not really a night owl but last night woke up with a sinus issue at 2:00 (GA time) and after tossing around a bit without being able to breathe, I got out of bed to let the Saint sleep in peace! My brain was telling me that I had forgotten to acknowledge a request from Tina so I came upstairs to the office and turned on the puter. Crazy but hey, if you can’t sleep, why not do somethingSkeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-54833371957848560692007-12-12T10:24:00.000-06:002007-12-12T10:24:00.000-06:00Oh Dawn you are right! As soon as I read that it ...Oh Dawn you are right! As soon as I read that it came back to me very vividly. Georgie was a little devil. Funny now. Are'nt memories GREAT?!! love ya<BR/><BR/>Tina you are also so right! I have and have always had dogs, cats and birds as you well know. But when it comes to personalities the birds take the gold ring. No doubt. Also I forgot before but I HAVE TO DO Christmas decorations Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-75546806267922905432007-12-12T09:28:00.000-06:002007-12-12T09:28:00.000-06:00Sounds really nice. Can't wait to see it. Isn't it...Sounds really nice. Can't wait to see it. Isn't it the little things like a star pattern on the ceiling that makes us happy? It is for me.<BR/><BR/>I am determined to decorate for Christmas today. Unfortunately, the leaves and pine needles are calling me...<BR/><BR/>Nina, I just filled my feeders too. I wish some turkeys would frequent my yard but the dogs scare them away. Everytime I go to Ft. tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-90975928892079736272007-12-12T08:58:00.000-06:002007-12-12T08:58:00.000-06:00Mom, It was Georgie, the ghost name. I thought the...Mom, It was Georgie, the ghost name. I thought the same thing when I saw what Skeeter wrote. And yes... I crash early now, used to try to make the news, er, excuse me, watch the news. I can never seem to make it anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-33176043018188483692007-12-12T08:10:00.000-06:002007-12-12T08:10:00.000-06:00Oh Skeeter I forgot but by the time on the posting...Oh Skeeter I forgot but by the time on the posting of your last comment I see you are a nightowl like me. But since Imus is back on the airwaves I try to go to be early so I can get up and listen to him. My kids can attest to the fact that I have always been quite the night owl. Out of all my kids only Dawn got the night owl factor but with the kids now and their business she has had to changeJean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-16523427163206853412007-12-12T08:06:00.000-06:002007-12-12T08:06:00.000-06:00Tina, I don't think Alice has even seen a bird out...Tina, I don't think Alice has even seen a bird outside even though I put the pole there for her but maybe someday. But when the dogs come in she really chats with them, esp Ruby. She really loves Ruby. And lately (over two weeks now) she will go to her playpen and get on the side next to the parakeets and try to figure out how to get on their cage and they all talk back and forth. It is so Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-50703204780278331102007-12-12T07:45:00.000-06:002007-12-12T07:45:00.000-06:00We enjoy the birds at our backyard feeders. We hav...We enjoy the birds at our backyard feeders. We have Cardinals, Robins,and occasionally a Blue Jay,<BR/>Gold Finch, Woodpeckers, and Morning Dove. Last winter my Husband and I spent some time in his shop building Blue Bird houses, so we have been able to attract quite a few of them to our yard. There are a couple of Hawk that frequent the back yard and just last week I saw an Owl perched on the Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06844563083948984664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-73153023265344467352007-12-12T06:57:00.000-06:002007-12-12T06:57:00.000-06:00Tina, always wanted cardinals, my in-laws told me ...Tina, always wanted cardinals, my in-laws told me to slice oranges up and poke them on anything I could, but.. all I had was fruit in my yard.<BR/>I was hoping the light would show, it's the cupped shade that retails for $508.00. Who knew? F. Raymond made weird stuff but this one is real pretty lighting the ceiling. It puts a star pattern and covers the flaws, band pattern on the walls. Two toned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-62305008955677328432007-12-12T02:56:00.000-06:002007-12-12T02:56:00.000-06:00I love the little eyes on the titmouse! They are a...I love the little eyes on the titmouse! They are another year round bird at our feeders! I have documented over 50 different type birds at our feeders over the years! I find it so exciting to spot a new one that I have never seen in the yard before! Has been a long time since spotting a new one though... I am yet to see an Oriole in our yard Tina so you got one on me with that visitor... <BR/><BRSkeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-35778761169845201042007-12-11T21:38:00.000-06:002007-12-11T21:38:00.000-06:00Ya, can you believe it? OMG but what next? An ea...Ya, can you believe it? OMG but what next? An earthquake!!! We did not hear or feel anything like we did with the one back when we were living in the Given House but we were sleeping. However the lamp on David's nightstand was on the floor with the bulb broken. He thinks it was the quake but I blame the dogs even if they never has done that before. Nothing else in the whole house was Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-59304171567487120552007-12-11T21:26:00.000-06:002007-12-11T21:26:00.000-06:00Hey everyone!It is so good to see everyone convers...Hey everyone!<BR/>It is so good to see everyone conversing! Finally! Just took a few months. Skeeter kept encouraging me and I thank her. I am still having fun.<BR/><BR/>The birds are great and I just love watching them. It was nice of Helene to give us some tips. I have had a ton of cardinals lately but they have to fight it out with the squirrels. They are so bad.<BR/><BR/>Dawn, I went to that tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-60539738783878189292007-12-11T19:35:00.000-06:002007-12-11T19:35:00.000-06:00PS Mom, Saw you guys had a Quake? a 2.2?PS Mom, Saw you guys had a Quake? a 2.2?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-37247341979895588692007-12-11T19:31:00.000-06:002007-12-11T19:31:00.000-06:00Hi Skeeter, I'm jealous! We are going to get 3-4 i...Hi Skeeter, I'm jealous! We are going to get 3-4 inches freezing rain/ sleet tonight, my mom is getting 1", I would even like a pic of a toad right about now!!<BR/>Aren't kids great? I would let my mom know what I got for Zack(he is hard to buy for)but I've a feeling he is checking @ school, they have their own laptops. Gotta watch that boy.<BR/>Congrats on your anniversay, we will be 16 yrs in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-28288545723903827682007-12-11T19:13:00.000-06:002007-12-11T19:13:00.000-06:00Dawn, Thanks for the birthday wishes from the Sain...Dawn, Thanks for the birthday wishes from the Saint. Next we celebrate our 18 year anniversary this weekend! We have been together for 20 years total... <BR/><BR/>We broke another record high in GA today! This makes 4 days in a row of 80-degree wonder! People are walking around wearing shorts while Christmas music plays in the stores! Crazy I tell you….<BR/><BR/>I was in the yard playing with my Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.com