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Beatrice and Barnaby

May 7, 2017 at 9:23 am by Claudia

A rainy day view of the large garden bed from our bedroom upstairs. As you can see, none of the barrels or pots have been planted. That is partly due to the endless rain, but also because for the next three nights, it’s going down to the thirties, so I don’t want to shock any new plants. As it is, I’ll have to bring in the porch plants (only a few – the ones I overwintered) each night.

What a strange spring it has been. Last night we had a big thunderstorm with pounding rain. This morning, when I woke up, it was still raining. But I think it’s stopped now.  I so want to visit a nursery, but if I buy anything, I’d have to keep it inside. We don’t have a garage where we can stash the plants. But I might visit the nursery closest to us today.

Just to look.

Cough.

There’s a new member of the family at Mockingbird Hill Cottage:

Say hello to Barnaby. Yes, I know that I named the other bunny egg cozy Barnaby but when you see the two of them together, you will understand, as I did, that the other bunny is female.

Beatrice and Barnaby. Mother and son.

You will now get different views because, like all little magical animals, their expressions seem to change depending on the angle. A case in point: Monty the Cow.

Barnaby likes to hold his mother’s hand.

Will I make another? As of last night…no. As of this morning…maybe. I made little mistakes in the sewing up that I’d like to correct, though I’m getting better at it. We’ll see.

A good way to occupy my time while it rained and rained and rained.

Happy Sunday.

 

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Birds, Bunnies & Little Z

May 6, 2017 at 9:00 am by Claudia

I’m doing my best not to be daunted by a weather forecast that shows no sunny days until May 16th. Ahem. That’s ten days from now. And our temps look to be in the fifties, which is cooler than normal at this time of year.

Ah well. What can you do? Absolutely nothing.

Rain all day yesterday and more headed our way today. I’m hoping I can find a pocket of dry weather because I have to load up the car to recycle today.

I know. My life is very exciting.

This morning:

Right outside the living room window.

When he turned in this direction and proceeded to head into the big garden bed, the front door was opened and a voice said “Ummm….No.” And he obligingly took off. I don’t kid myself, though. Someone, who shall be nameless as he could be any one of a number of bunnies, ate my hyacinth flowers and chomped on a day lily.

There are plenty of weeds, my friend. Please limit your dining to them.

Outside the kitchen window:

A tiny sparrow.

A tiny female goldfinch.

And her flashier partner, the male.

All three of them were dining on dandelions.

Be my guest!

Don has had to grow his hair long for this role he’s playing. He sent me a selfie the other day and I nearly gasped. Wow. It’s long. In fact, when he face-timed with Little Z the other day, Z said, “What happened to your hair?”

Yep, Little Z, it’s a bit too long for my taste, but the actor’s life involves sacrifices. (I think Don is actually enjoying it.) I had a long conversation with my little nephew last night. He was unusually chatty and made me laugh out loud several times. I love that boy.

Well, off to tackle exciting things like recycling (aka going to the former dump which is now called the Transfer Station) and running to the grocery store.

Happy Saturday.

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Bunnies and Birds

April 23, 2017 at 9:41 am by Claudia

I’m shooting directly into the morning sun – last minute photo. It was so gray and rainy yesterday, not at all conducive to photography. I finished my book, started another, did some laundry, started another bunny egg cozy.

Talked to Don.

Anyway, it occurs to me that my latest creations/purchases have all been bunny-themed – the drawers with their bunny knobs, the spun cotton pair of bunnies, and Barnaby.

Even my sister’s Easter card:

Perfect. I saw at least two bunnies this morning: one was leaping around at the back of the house and the other was near my car, nibbling on the grass. No more Henry sightings, at least as of this morning.

Cleaning is on the docket for today and some work outside. It’s finally sunny again! What a difference a sunny day can make.

I took this with my long range lens yesterday. I’ve seen this bird (actually, a pair of them) only fleetingly and could never get a photo until now. I’ve cropped it so you can see the identifying marks. Does anyone know what kind of bird this is? The feathers on the back are such a beautiful, rich brown. I looked through my bird book and thought it might be a thrush, but I’m not at all sure of that.

I’ll keep looking but if anyone can identify it, I’d be most appreciative!

I have to get going as I’m headed into Manhattan tomorrow. There’s been so much rain that the grass is growing by leaps and bounds. Whether I’ll tackle some of it today remains in question. If not, I’ll take a stab at it on Tuesday when I return home.

Happy Birthday to William Shakespeare (and to my friend Joe!)

Happy Sunday.

 

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