While yesterday morning was busy and productive, the afternoon was relaxing on the patio. Birds, hummingbirds at the feeder, and watching a deer on the other side of the river, taking a drink, before she disappeared back into the trees. A few fishing boats going by. I remembered DD had given us this birdbath as a gift some time ago, which we just saved in the box until we got the house done, so we set that up on the back patio. The dogs thought it was a good place to drink out of, LOL.
Supposedly these birds that are trying to nest up in our beams and annoying the heck out of DH are mosquito eaters, so they are good to have around. (and explains why we live next to water and have no mosquitoes!). Our mason guy stopped by the other day and told DH about them. If you build them a birdhouse way up high on a pole they will be happy. But, apparently you are supposed to put it away from trees and we are surrounded by trees. Mason guy lives in a prairie area, so he was able to put his birdhouse where there aren't trees around.
Dinner was a light dinner of club sandwiches, which we ate out on the front (or is it the back? haha) patio. DH went out into the shop for a few minutes, came back with one can of root beer left he found in the shop refrigerator. So, we had root beer floats for dessert. Haven't had one of those in probably a year.
I don't know what we are going to do today. DH is sleeping in again. I'm going to make blueberry muffins for breakfast, but waiting for him to get up before I make them. I need to figure out what I'm going to make for dinner, since I'll probably need to get something thawed out, whether it be hamburger or chicken.
These birds sound like purple martins. Whatever they are, we could use them. The mosquitos here are terrible!
ReplyDeleteThe mason said they are called martins, so probably yes!
DeleteSince the birds like your rafters, I would try purple martin houses. They like the strings of gourds. You really need the mosquito control. I wish I had purple martin houses.
ReplyDeleteWe're thinking about getting or making a house for them to try and see if that helps. To buy the house and a tall pole that it needs to go on is like $130, so it's going to have to wait for now. Unfortunately, I've got too many other things to pay for right now :(
DeleteWe have purple martin condos at the lake. We have a birdhouse on a pole with housing for about a dozen martins. Nearly every house at the lake has a similar set up. We still have mosquitos there but many less than we would have if not for the martins..
ReplyDeleteI saw some houses online for the martins. They are cute! But expensive!
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