Took a short walk this morning; what a beautiful morning! Blue sky with a few puffy clouds, and birds singing from seemed like every single tree, post and rooftop. House Finches, Goldfinches, Chickadees, Robins, Meadowlarks, warblers and a House Wren.
Spring sounds so lovely.
I bought a couple of hummingbird feeders yesterday, yes two more new ones. Just trying to find one that keeps the damn bees and hornets off of the feeders. I really like the first ones I got (and so do the hummingbirds), they’re smaller with straight glass and very easy to clean, but the nectar fills the entire reservoir beneath the glass and the hornets have a feast. I’ve tried to find bee guards for them but apparently they don’t make them anymore… seriously? The ones I got yesterday have four feeding stations and built in bee guards that the hornets cannot get through, nor can they reach the nectar. Maybe these will work.
I hung the hummer feeders up yesterday evening, even though it may be a bit early. But they’re migrating now and maybe I can entice some of them to stay.
I also purchased some flowers and herbs for the front porch.
Marigolds and red salvia for the hanging planters (if I can figure out how to
set them up to hang), chives, spearmint, English thyme, lemon thyme, basil,
chamomile, lemon balm, bee balm, and a few others I can’t think of off the top
of my head.
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