Feed the Birds

Feed the birds! If you haven't already got a birdfeeder outside your window, you might want to consider putting one up. What a pleasure to watch the birds come to feed. Being indoors, you have a toasty perch from which to watch our feathered friends. It makes for moments of delight throughout the day, especially when a cardinal, bluejay or some other flashy species stops by. And it makes you feel just plain good to have provided an energy source when the temperatures plummet and food gathering becomes difficult for these wee creatures.

The chickadees are frequent visitors and become comfortable enough to take seed from your hand. Children love this!

Heartfelt Display

These twigs, twisted into a heart shape, were found at a thrift shop for $2.99. It will be transformed in some way for St. Valentine's Day, but for now it sits looking decorative just as it is, paired with the bird-laden branches from January 9th's post, and an amaryllis I potted up in November and is only now blooming. Such sweet fluffy blossoms with delicate dark pink stripes on creamy petals, tinged with light green.

Chirping a Little Cheer

I found these sweet little birdies at a Community Centre Sale in the fall and I knew that I would eventually find a use for them. They were such cheery little fellows, how could I pass them by? There were 15 in all and the entire lot cost only $2. With the return of winter and that blanket of white outside, I thought it was just the right time to inject a little colour into our days. What better way than by digging out these birds and setting them into some branches I cut from the garden. Only about 1 to 2 inches long, they are quite realistic for their small size. Aren't they sweet?