We didn't leave the store with the fountain and I was heading out of town, so I tried to put it out of my mind. Several days past, work was chaos and I had to get packed. Honestly, I forgot about how cute the little fountain was and just focused on life. Next thing I know, my husband surprised me with a big box at the door! I don't ask for many things and when he sees my eyes light up, well, he just knows.
For many years, I'd been eyeballing fountains and water features for our yard. Once, I read an article about hummingbirds bobbing their bellies in bubble style fountains, so that visual played a part in my search. We already had a wall fountain, but the water drops from a spout far too fast for most bird's comfort. Most fountains that I found where too contemporary, too expensive or too large. Sounds like I'm telling a 'Goldielock's' story, however it felt more like a 'Needle in a Hay Stack' story, for me. Finally! On a trip to Lowe's Home Improvement we stumbled upon one cute little fountain that met all my requirements. Aesthetically, it matched my other larger wall fountain, as both had a European feel. It was priced under $200, had two tiers and a bubbler. Best part, it featured two statued children that reminded me of our grand-kids. It was adorable. However, there's no way I could justify another present for myself after we just celebrated Christmas. Oh well. We didn't leave the store with the fountain and I was heading out of town, so I tried to put it out of my mind. Several days past, work was chaos and I had to get packed. Honestly, I forgot about how cute the little fountain was and just focused on life. Next thing I know, my husband surprised me with a big box at the door! I don't ask for many things and when he sees my eyes light up, well, he just knows. It was perfect! It's new name, "The Kids." Deciding placement was an issue. You want to be able to see it often, clean it easily and leave it placed for years. Yard work has never been fun to me, yet, I do it for the birds. Setting a block border, stone slabs and heavy bags of soil was very laborious. Of course hubby took a very unflattering photo of me...busting my hump. Sweat dripping from my brow, I stand back to admire my work and BAM! A Hummingbird flew in for a full bath! In a state of shock, I did manage to pull off a few fuzzy photos. She bounced in the bubbles just like I imaged. I cried. Then: I waited for a redo. A few days later, it happened again. Look close and you can see her tongue. Hummingbirds aren't the only birds playing with 'The Kids'. It has become quite popular with the finches, sparrows, White-winged doves and starlings. The latter two I'm not so happy about, simply because they're way too big for that water playground! My second surprise visit: Along with Spring migration, a bird I've always loved to photograph came for a dip, a cute little male Lucy's Warbler. I'll make another slideshow of him and then sign off. Arizona: Our high temps brings a lot of thirsty birds to the yard. As Spring migration comes about, you can bet...I will be keeping a close eye on 'The Kids' and will share any precious rarities along the way. Until then...happy birding!
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