Good News. Bad News

Below is a brief update on the bird nest in my garage:

The eggs have hatched and there are hungry little birds in our garage.

It's a miracle that Hunter has not climbed the walls to knock this nest down.  He goes CRAZY when a bird gets stuck in our garage.

I had to get on a ladder to shoot these photos.  This is about as good a shot as I could get without disturbing the nest. 

This is the female that laid the eggs.  She is watching me take pictures of her little ones.  I think it's safe to say that she does not like me.  So the good news is that all 5 eggs have hatched.  The bad news is that when I walked by the nest tonight, 2 of the young ones had been kicked out of the nest.  It was cold last night and I assume they died in the nest and the adult female pushed them out.  Let's hope the other 3 make it....

HEADS UP to all.  I have never been one to talk much publicly about my political viewpoints.  I think I have finally come to the realization that if  you and I don't start getting more involved and more vocal about our political views, we will never get back on the track that lead our country to greatness.  So, in future blogs I will begin to post a few comments that I hope you will like, or at least consider as we head into a critical election period.  I promise not to get on a soap box or ramble on.  Just basic stuff, short and sweet.  just sayin'........ 

I hope I don't lose all 3 of my loyal followers for this.  LOL!

CLOSE 2 PROJECTS!

I am posting these two pics just so you know that I CAN actually complete a project from time to time.  Rarely do I finish as fast as "some" people would like me to, but I DO finish. 

 This is the upstairs bunk room.  Carpet was installed about a month ago. slowly buying furniture and wall decorations for this room.  So, although the major work is done, still heed to get some things to hang on the walls to finish it off.  4 beds waiting for visitors! 

This is where the "Bradford Bird" used to be. It's also the site where some serious stump grinding took place.  Planted 3 Holly trees in this spot that will eventually provide some shade and privacy.  Some flowers for the deer to eat later this spring.

So that's it, a short post to wrap up some unfinished business! More on Nick's visit and other random things later today. 

It's been a while.....

Well howdy gang!  It's been a while since I've lured you here to read my stuff.  This first story is really a continuation of an earlier blog.  You might remember the Bradford pear that I cut down and the nice lawn sculpture that I created with my chainsaw.  If not, you may want to scroll back a month or two. Well, this is part 2 of that story; the eventual clean up of the Bradford stump. 

So, My blogging is a bit rusty and my humor might not be up to snuff, so grab a beverage, sit back and prepare to be underwhelmed.

 This is the stump.  Like most stumps it is DEAD.  I poured gasoline on it a couple months ago to REALLY kill it down to the roots.  I didn't want any saplings shooting up through the eventual landscaping.

Like most stumps, this stump had roots.  Long roots that were more like underground branches.  This is just one of the long roots I had to cut out.

Are you feeling like you're getting a grade school lesson on rootology?  Hang in there.  It gets better, just not a lot better.

This is the same root above, partially exposed.  As you can see these aren't your typical little sissy roots.  These are studly ROOTS.  And they grew from all sides of that stump.  Many Manly Roots.

This little gem is a Bluebird Stump Grinder.  This puppy is heavy, noisy and ugly.  But it does a nice job on stumps.  Because I am already deaf in one ear, I decided that my shooting ear muffs might be a wise choice to protect the good ear.....After 53 years I've gained some sense.....

This is the business end of the Bluebird above.  It has multiple "teeth" like the ones shown.  They don't look too aggressive, but when they are spinning 187 miles per hour, they can tear up some junk.

This is me getting a load of dirt to fill the gigantic hole that was left when the stump and roots disappeared.  I have since filled the hole, leveled it off and prepared it for planting.  I will finish this story in a couple weeks when I finish the job.  Glad I got this part done before the heat sets in.

As is customary, I have to end the blog with a random note.

Took these pics tonight in our garage.  Seems like our ladder is an excellent spot to build a nest.

A Carolina Wren built this thing and I just can't find the nerve to move it out of the garage.  You can see she used all types of twigs, pine straw, moss and leaves to make her home.

The first time I checked there was 1 egg in the nest.  Last night there were 3. Tonight there were 4.  I am hoping to get a picture of Mama Wren one of these days and eventually have shots of my grandbirds.  I will share them when I get them.  update.....now there are 5 eggs.

This is a Carolina Wren! The little bugger is cute! ....and fast!!