Hope everyone is well. Can't believe that July is gone and today begins another new month. Gosh, even though I've been retired for four years now, it seems that the days are much, much shorter than when I worked. Maybe it is because I'm enjoying my days much more now, so I guess I must not have really loved liked my job much!
It looks like blogger has changed their format a bit, supposedly it is to create ease of use when trying to post from another type of device like iPhone or iPad, but since I've been doing it on our desktop for so long I'll have to see if it benefits me to try posting any other way.
I told you last month that I'd try to get some pics of birds, well, that was easier said than done. To the right is a red-breasted grosbeak. These birds are just beautiful when they take flight as their underwings are black-white striped.
To the left on the suet looks to be a Downy Woodpecker. We have some yellow-bellied sapsuckers and red-headed woodpeckers that frequent the suet as well. You can see the thistle bag for the finches and it is only half full, so they have been here quite a bit, but not for this picture.
The other thing I have is a hummingbird feeder hung to the left of the thistle sack. I have not been able to keep it full for very long. There are so many hummingbirds that they hit it continuously all day long, one right after the other and sometimes three at a time. I had a woodpecker trying to get into one of the rubber flowers on the hummingbird feeder and now it is missing and no where to be found on the ground. I hope he's not flying around with it on his nose!!! I ended up covering the hole with duct tape, you know, it fixes everything! Ha Ha!! Now there is a hole in the duct tape where the hummingbirds have been hitting it through the tape! Gosh! These birds are really hungry! Anyway, Bernie and I both enjoy sitting on the veranda watching them and the other critters that come and go.
We had some really big critters come the other morning. One buck was not afraid of us at all, the other didn't come out of the tree line. We walked in and out of the door several times, but they remained there. They kept and eye on us, but continued eating.
I need to get a mineral lick to keep them here where they will be safe. We also have a doe and two fawns that visit from time to time.
I've still been walking most days, walking with my neighbor is the best. The time goes fast and we get over our 10,000 steps easily. Here are a couple things we saw on one of our walks. This cute baby bunny was on the road, but luckily it ran into the grass and then hid there.
Also, under the feeder we usually have many brown squirrels, but this particular morning Blackie came for a visit.
July in the garden was mostly daylilies. Many colors and this was the first year for these ones.
The rest of these have been coming up for quite a while now. I love these flowers!
