The second week of April started in deep cold but the Coast Guard dropped channel buoys on schedule. Snowshoe hares had changed from winter white to spring brown but could be easily spotted against the --- winter white! Birds looking for a drink landed on solid ice. Birds looking for nyjer seed had to pick it out from a snow cone.
Very annoyingly, the turkeys were still totally gobbling up sunflower seeds meant for other birds. Enough! Old chicken wire stapled onto an old trellis seemed to be an ATD (anti-turkey device). But version #1 was placed on old milk crates that still allowed turkeys to get under. Version #2 lowered the ATD onto plant trays. Hooray --- turkeys can't get through (Kudos to my dad's genes!). Other birds and squirrels actually seem to enjoy the cover. Maybe they feel safe from hawks overhead??
Warm weather finally arrived mid-week and the house windows were opened for the first time since October. Cargo ships left port one-by-one loaded with grain destined for Montreal. Yard work resumed big-time. First came a rock-and-a-hard-place. Then digging out the stump of the old clothesline pole. Uh-oh, where`s the maid going to hang today`s laundry??
Spring has sprung and a man`s fancy turns to --- oil changes and car washes! But we are very concerned about the alarming die-off of bees. Problem is that fully a third of our food depends on pollinators to grow, including all fruits, almonds, coffee, honey, etc., etc. "Buzz" the HoneyBee on Canadian Honey Nut Cheerios has disappeared to emphasize the danger to us all. Check out the website and help BringBackTheBees, pleez.
Very annoyingly, the turkeys were still totally gobbling up sunflower seeds meant for other birds. Enough! Old chicken wire stapled onto an old trellis seemed to be an ATD (anti-turkey device). But version #1 was placed on old milk crates that still allowed turkeys to get under. Version #2 lowered the ATD onto plant trays. Hooray --- turkeys can't get through (Kudos to my dad's genes!). Other birds and squirrels actually seem to enjoy the cover. Maybe they feel safe from hawks overhead??
Warm weather finally arrived mid-week and the house windows were opened for the first time since October. Cargo ships left port one-by-one loaded with grain destined for Montreal. Yard work resumed big-time. First came a rock-and-a-hard-place. Then digging out the stump of the old clothesline pole. Uh-oh, where`s the maid going to hang today`s laundry??
Spring has sprung and a man`s fancy turns to --- oil changes and car washes! But we are very concerned about the alarming die-off of bees. Problem is that fully a third of our food depends on pollinators to grow, including all fruits, almonds, coffee, honey, etc., etc. "Buzz" the HoneyBee on Canadian Honey Nut Cheerios has disappeared to emphasize the danger to us all. Check out the website and help BringBackTheBees, pleez.
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