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!
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Standing at the Santa Rita Lodge in Madera Canyon and a man named Mike and I began to visit. "Where do you bird in Tucson?" I asked. "My favorite place is Sweetwater on Thursdays" he replied. He proceeded to tell me all about the water condition. Something about the plant transferring water from one spot to another. Honestly I was only listening halfheartedly as hummingbirds distracted my attention. He said the opportunity to see Sora and Virginia Rails was great because they have to come out from the reeds for water and that many birders were flocking to see. Mike left, pointing out a wild turkey on his way to the car.
Sorry for not keeping this blog up to date. I had several well thought out excuses/reasons and thought about listing them numerically, but it really doesn't matter in the end. So, on this lovely Sunday afternoon (as Spring arrives) I'm nestled in our screened porch, listening to birds and determined to get at least one post written.
Where to begin? Do I write about the fabulous camping trips? Maybe the Christmas Bird Count, Gnatcatcher birding with Chris and Rich, my trips to Gilbert Water Ranch and SweetWater Wetlands, the newest yard birds or the lifers I've seen this year? Gosh, so many topics and so little time. Truthfully, I have a hard time focusing when I'm watching the Curve-billed Thrasher enjoying the freshly filled feeders. He was just a baby last year. Also, I hear chatter of the Hooded Orioles, a single peep from the male Ladder-backed Woodpecker and the squabble of a thousand House Sparrows in the pyracantha. Focus, focus... Before I began to blog, I made some snacks for the birds. We had a full tree of oranges and with so many left over I'd been thinking of ways to share them. In the past, I've just cut them open and stuck the oranges hither, tither and yar. They end up overturned and filled with debris. Here is my newest solution. |
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