I’ve been living in my yard for a lot of years, and I’m learning what works for me.
When our children outgrew the swing set my husband made, we pulled down the kid’s swings and replaced them with a swing everyone can use. I planted wisteria on one side and after just a few years we are getting nice shade.
I go through birdbaths like Snickers bars. I try to remember to empty them before a hard freeze, but the water containers always seem to leak after just a year or so. I’ve learned that a big dish from Goodwill and a rock is all it takes to bring back the bathers.
My yard is a nice size, but gourds and cucumbers and all of those sprawling vines seem to take over everything. This year, I let the birdhouse gourds overtake the trellis and continue right up a nearby tree. The garden stayed neat, and this totally appeals to my love of the quirky.
The hummingbird likes it, too.
And the solution here? . . . Keep the birdseed in a metal container from now on.
I love your swing idea and I am going to copy it! Same goes for the birdbath idea. I have the same problem , in fact I’ve gone all season with a topless birdbath. Love this post! So pretty too!
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Thank you, Cynthia. Don’t make the adult swing too permanent. You’ll be needing a baby swing before you know it. 🙂 And that birdbath bowl was just a few dollars at the thrift store. All sorts of finches are in it constantly. It’s deep – so I put the rock there as a perch.
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I loved your new post – your writing is very clever and engaging!! And there’s always something that makes me laugh! Libby
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Thanks, mom. I’m glad you appreciate my humor. 52 years – it’s an acquired taste.
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A lovely garden, well photographed, Jodie
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Thank you, Derrick! The August heat and humidity has wilted my gumption a bit – I had to make sure to keep the camera away from the overgrown areas, of which there are many.
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Great post, lovely yard. And the picture of the little thief made me laugh out loud.
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Thanks, Laurie – Isn’t he a cutie? And industrious – he chewed a hole right through that lid.
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I love the gourd in the tree. And that squirrel shot is precious!
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I love your water features in your garden Jodie, lovely and an inspiration.
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Thank you!
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