Bird Dog On Duty

This is another post about birds, "dove"-tailing (sorry) yesterday's Rose Breasted Grosbeak post. The birds have come to nest, everywhere! I was watering the pots on the patio when I heard a Cardinal scolding me from the branch of a nearby Maple tree. She was mad, too. On further inspection I realized that she had a nest of little ones right below the rail where I was standing and she wasn't any too pleased with my position! She's built the nest high, on a sturdy fork in the Euonymus hedge that surrounds the lower patio wall. I brought the camera outside to try and get a few shots of the baby Cardinals. Smart mama bird had built the nest under enough foliage cover that I couldn't get a clear shot...I borrowed this one from the www. However, since I was out there anyway, and had the camera, someone else was begging: "me, me, get a picture of me; look how cute I am on my perch!" Who's that you ask? The Carolina Wren who's built a tiny little cup of a nest within my hanging Ivy Geranium and laid three delicate eggs there? No, not that bird... but our resident bird dog, the mistress of the manor!

What a life, chaise and all; Diesel knows it:
Life is Good!

McDiesel, The Litter Dog

You've heard of McGruff, The Crime Dog. You probably haven't heard of his cousin... McDiesel. Instead of taking a bite out of crime, this one takes a bite (literally) out of litter. Namely, this Mountain Dew bottle. My husband and I walk every evening; a mile and a half, up hill both ways. No lie. We take Diesel and Hannes with us. Last evening Diesel "found" this bottle and grabbed it. She carried it all the way home, we couldn't get it away from her, she was so funny (and proud)! I would have taken a closer shot of Diesel with her prize but my husband wanted you to see how thick and green the grass is right now, looks like Diesel's not the only one who's proud!

Life is Good!

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