The Singing Pine Tree....

March 14 2018

In a corner of my back yard is a Singing Pine Tree.
Its small compared to normal size pine trees.   What makes it so unque is that its full of birds.  Sparrows, house fenches, and two beautiful gray doves, who got caught in a bad storm took refuge in the bottom part of the tree, and I guess decided to make it home. 
The birds fly between my tree and the Grua's tree which is very close by, and just over the fence..  When they are all there and feeling happy my tree sings and sings loudly..... Makes me happy!....



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Surprise in the Flower Garden...

Earlier this month, Lynn and I were planting some flowers in the front flower bed.  As Lynn was trying to level a lump of dirt, He uncovered a unopened bag of Marshmallows buried in the dirt.

What a Surprise!  We have no idea how it ever got there...

 Mike from Ariz.  said "You found them...I was wondering where I had put those."
Paulette said " Marshmallow trees would be far more popular with the neighborhood kids than just a                                   popcorn tree."
Jeanette Brimhall said "Now to find the chocolate bars and graham crackers."
Tristi Pinkston said "Food Storage!"

A Pheasant Bird....

I saw a picture in the Tooele newspaper of  five or six wild Turkeys walking across the main road in town.
 It reminded me of an experience I had last year,  I made a comment on Facebook about it....It keeps coming back to mind.  This is a copy of my written comment on my Facebook ...

May 10, 2013
     This morning in Grantsville, All cars stopped at the intersection, of Willow and Durffie.
A Beautiful Pheasant Bird walked across the road as if a crosswalk had been painted there, and it was his turn.  I had not seen a Pheasant  for a long time......And he was soooo Beautiful....




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Ducks?...

I thought I had seen ducks before, but I had to laugh at this. The water run off from the rain and snow has been high this year. Every day on the news they show many areas of flooding. Yesterday the sun was out for a while, and the TV cameras focused on families enjoying being out in the sun at a park, with a lake or large pond. Ducks lined up to catch the bread a child was throwing in the water. As a family we had fed the ducks many times, our kids really enjoyed doing it. How ever these ducks were really clean looking! I looked again and saw that they were not ducks, but Seagulls. Beautiful Seagulls, tame enough to delight the children.

Frustrated Robins...

We have lived in our home for 5 years. Our new lawn is about 3 to 4 years old. So the worms in the lawn, which is good, are smaller. I have found it interesting to see how many short worms, about 1 to 1 and half inch in length, are found on the cement after a rain storm.

This spring we had a couple of day-long days of rain. And of course the worms came out onto the sidewalks, and ended up drying, and gluing themselves on the cement. They even made it up and on, to the steps of our front porch.

We have had alot of Robins in our yard this year. It is a good sign of spring, along with the daffodils and tulips.

The funniest thing I have seen, are the Robins trying to get the "freeze Dried" worms off the sidewalk.

Can you imagine a bird thinking, "Look at all this free dinner, just for the picking".
And then not be able to get them off the cement...

How did it happen...

Can you believe what your seeing???

How do you think this happened, and what did people think when it did happen...

Its just time...

I had a special time this morning with two of my birds and two of my daughters.
They are all Jenday Conyers. Even though its fast Sunday I still have to eat a little something in order to take my morning meds. So this morning to keep it simple I had made a plain peanut butter sandwich.

I heard some noise coming from the room where the birds were. Holding the sandwich behind me I slowly opened the door to see if they were all right. I found Hermione on the floor, and Kiwi on top of Hermine's cage. I quickly picked up Hermione and returned her to the top of her cage and tried to get Kiwi. How ever Kiwi doesn't like hands, but slowly she allowed me to put her on her cage. By this time Jenny was asking for a little attention. I remembered I was holding a peanut butter sandwich behind my back and thought that maybe they would like a bite. Hand feeding four funny birds is quite a treat...

Hermione, prefers to be on top of her cage, at the back. Will not eat anything she does not know, unless Jenny eats it first.
Jenny, who prefers to be inside the cage, is a little picky about eating something new, and often will move her mouth up and down pretending to you that she has taken a bite of what had been offered to her.

Kiwi, is quite abit like Hermione, likes to be out, little more aggressive, doesn't like hands, and is extremely intelligent. Shy about trying any thing new.
Aussie, Very gentle, Likes to be in the cage more, and likes everything.

So here is four different personality's, and a peanut butter sandwich.
Jenny had eaten a couple of bites, but when she got peanut butter stuck in her beak, most of the time was spent in licking it off.
Harmonia shy, but kept running back and fourth across the top of the cage to get small bites.
Kiwi would take a bite now and then, she didn't know what to make of the sandwich. You could tell she really wanted more, but her eyes got in the way of coming for more.
Aussie ate as much of the sandwich as her beak would hold, and loved it.

I hadn't intended to spend time with them this busy morning, but I am glad that I did. I will have some fun memories to remember....

But doesn't it always seem to happen that way...

Train, train, train, train...

Yesterday I saw a train, traveling down the track,
made up of 12 engines, and no cars....

I know it was here...

My neighbor who lives in back of us, on the corner, has a camper which fits into the back of a pickup truck. It has sat in the same spot for over two years. This camper has a air vent on top which must have been open, for two small dark colored birds have called it home for at least two years.

This morning I watch the owner and a friend load the camper onto a truck, and drive away. A little latter I saw one of the birds come home. He would fly from the top of a small tree near by, to the top of a screened in trampoline, which was opposite of where the camper was. He even hovered over the area were the top of the camper would have been. I could almost read his thoughts, "I know it was here when I left! Where is it???"

He stayed for a while searching for his home, quite confused.
It is bitter cold outside today, I hope they finds shelter near by.

Old Fashion Humor...

Here's something else to make you laugh:
(I copied this from the blog of Candace E. Salima.)

"Mildred, the church gossip and self-appointed monitor of the church's morals, kept sticking her nose into other people's business.

Several members did not approve of her activities, but feared her enough to maintain their silence. She made a mistake, however, when she accused George, a new church member, of being an alcoholic after she saw his old pickup parked in front of the town's only bar one afternoon.

She emphatically told George (and several others) that everyone seeing it there would know what he was doing.

George, a man of few words, stared at her for a moment and then just turned and walked away. He didn't explain, defend, or deny... He said nothing. You see….(George is the towns D.D. or Designated Driver)

Later that evening, George quietly parked his pickup in front of Mildred's house... Walked home... And left it there all night.

Ya gotta love George!"


In my life I have known people like Mildred, and some like George.... I could see in my mind the whole thing happening, and the expression of George as he walked on home.

Giving it some thought, George set a good example... not causing problem with others, and yet teaching a good lesson, without harm.
It reminds me of the days, my parents lived in...I wish we had more of that kind of time to experience.

I Learned Everything I need to know about Life from a Snowman!

It's OK to be a little flaky once in a while.
Too much sun can be bad for your health.
There's no stopping you once you're on a roll.
Just like snowflakes, everyone is unique.
It's OK to be little bottom heavy.
You can weather any storm.
Wearing white year-round is perfectly acceptable.
It's OK to have an occasional meltdown.
You know you've made it when they write a song about you.
You can always lose that holiday weight next summer.
If Life (or mother-nature) dumps on you, view it as an
opportunity to become a bigger individual.
The key to Life, is to be a jolly, happy soul.

Merry Christmas!

You are a Pegasus...

You are a perfectionist, with an eye for beauty. You know how to live a good life...and you rarely deviate from your good taste. While you aren't outgoing, you have excellent social skills. People both admire you...and feel very comfortable around you.

You Are Sunrise...

You Are Sunrise

You enjoy living a slow, fulfilling life. You enjoy living every moment, no matter how ordinary. You are a person of reflection and meditation. You start and end every day by looking inward. Caring and giving, you enjoy making people happy. You're often cooking for friends or buying them gifts. All in all, you know how to love life for what it is - not for how it should be.

What Time Of Day Are You?

Name-Tag...

I guess you can tell I was tagged for the "Name-Tag" game of ones, middle name. Of course you can probably tell it was my daughter Paulett who tagged me. By the way "Wom" is a nickname given to me by my kids.
My middle name is Elaine, Short, should be easy, I have sat over a week thinking about it. Totally blank minded....Finley coming to my rescue, here is Paulette rendition of my Name-Tag.

Elaine

E...elegant
L...loving
A...a....cool mom
I...intreeging
N...Nice-Nice
E...eats too much sugar

Isn't that neat to be thought of that way, even though some of it is untrue, like elegant! intreeging! and yes, I sometimes get trapped eating too much sugar, I am a diabetic.