tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post7363455485281450845..comments2023-10-28T05:33:15.060-05:00Comments on The Writing Playground: Spring Has Sprung?Marilyn Puetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16073134550080890157noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-16920010420497978482008-03-13T09:17:00.000-05:002008-03-13T09:17:00.000-05:00We are finally getting signs of spring in Colorado...We are finally getting signs of spring in Colorado. I can't wait for the warmer weather. Right now we don't have alot of birds around. I live in a newly develop neighborhood so It will take some time to get the birds to come back. The Geese are finally coming back, my small town is the migration path for geese. It drove me nuts when I first moved her with all of their honking, but know I look forward to it.Rebekah E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09497567355215918953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-87893200164412880782008-03-12T23:02:00.000-05:002008-03-12T23:02:00.000-05:00PM, I love birds! I get all kinds in my backyard ...PM, I love birds! I get all kinds in my backyard and keep the feeders full. (Chickadees are my favorites.) For whatever reason, I don't seem to have any bluebirds. I wonder if I put houses out there if they would come...Rhonda Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14282645541260334424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-73716051116336055372008-03-12T16:21:00.000-05:002008-03-12T16:21:00.000-05:00I've got some Daffodils ready to bloom. Some tiny...I've got some Daffodils ready to bloom. Some tiny Dward Grape Hyacinths are blooming. My Lenten Flowers are blooming for the first time. We had to cover our Hydrangeas so they wouldn't freeze. If they do, no blooms this year. My Iris's are coming up. The azaleas should be blooming next month. And my Bleeding Hearts are peeking up from the ground.<BR/><BR/>Ah! I hope I can get down and dirty this spring. I missed doing a lot in the fall because of my knee. And because of that... I now have poison ivy growing in my beds. ARGH!<BR/><BR/>Birds! Yeah, we get them. Cardinals, Blue-Jays, Bluebirds, Wrens of all kinds, Hummingbirds too. We love watching them eat at our feeders. <BR/><BR/>Oh, spring!! Ode to joy!Katherine Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14701961380138616355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-3762321619486117212008-03-12T10:04:00.000-05:002008-03-12T10:04:00.000-05:00Tis a shame I didn't do this blog earlier because ...Tis a shame I didn't do this blog earlier because the Home and Garden show was at the VBC the first of this month. That's where we found our landscape guy. He put the patio in the plan, but then we had to find a concrete guy. And because a number of families in the subdivision were going to put in fences, a fence company gave us a discounted rate. I just have to get him back out to fix the gate that the wind tore up. Not sure I'd recommend them, though, because I have one whole section that's warped plus he put cheap hardware on the gates. I'm gonna have a little chat with him about that.Playground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-16159563312821225032008-03-12T09:38:00.000-05:002008-03-12T09:38:00.000-05:00I'm looking for a landscaper too. We need a patio...I'm looking for a landscaper too. We need a patio built, retaining walls, trees cleared out, a fence, etc. I hate to think of the cost, but I know hubby and I won't do it. I had a moment where I thought we could. I was looking at the stuff at Home Depot, the instructions, the classes, and mentioned this to him.<BR/><BR/>After he gave me a withering glare, he said no way in hell. We put a patio in ourselves once, years ago, and it was a nightmare. Making the bed level so the pavers sit right is a whole lot harder than it looks. :(Lynn Raye Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823590040842807378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-1326433498664923172008-03-12T09:24:00.000-05:002008-03-12T09:24:00.000-05:00I'm really looking forward to Spring here. The tem...I'm really looking forward to Spring here. The temps are supposed to start going up in my neck of the woods, yeah looking forward to all the snow being gone. I also love being at my mom's house she also has feeders by her kitchen widow that always attracts hummingbirds. Love to be able to eat breakfast and drink my coffee while watching them.tetewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04287233499993365048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-56849875920881186252008-03-12T08:54:00.000-05:002008-03-12T08:54:00.000-05:00I forgot about the hummingbirds. I have a feeder ...I forgot about the hummingbirds. I have a feeder just outside my kitchen window. What's really neat is when they perch and start chirping. I'd never seen them do that before. It was always that blur of wings.<BR/><BR/>SP, I'd recommend my landscaper but either they're out of business or have changed their name. It was three guys in business together and one moved away. So they may have a new name. Just look through the yellow pages and find one that does design and has a background in horticulture. Our guy came out 3-4 times to help us design what we wanted. He asked what kinds of plants we liked and didn't like, then worked around that. Because we let them do a substantial part of the work, he didn't charge for the design part. And after planting over a hundred shrubs himself, the DH wished he'd let them do it all. It's back-breaking work. <BR/><BR/>Now all we have to do is maintain and that's not too difficult. He left areas open for annual flowers and I've found some varieties that do really well in those areas and plant them every year.<BR/><BR/>Of course this year he wants to dig up the twenty-something azalea bushes he planted and move them somewhere else (that'll involve making a new bed in front of the fence beside the house) and he'll have to plant something to replace those azaleas. *sigh* It's always something. But at least we have an in-ground sprinkler system so I don't have to lug hoses and sprinklers all over the yard like I did the first summer we were here.Playground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-46818826329636578552008-03-12T08:36:00.000-05:002008-03-12T08:36:00.000-05:00I have bird issues, although small, pretty ones ar...I have bird issues, although small, pretty ones are okay. Last year I had cardinals build a nest in my jasmine vines. I had a birdfeeder, but I don't have a tree to hang it from at the new house. The blue jays would just bully all the other birds at the feeder, so its just as well.<BR/><BR/>Gardening is beyond me. I try. Things die. It's bad. I think since the new house has nothing but grass, I might look into having a landscaper come out and do some work. Anybody know a guy?Andrea Laurence AKA Smarty Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518751514879244662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-79516521407562122252008-03-12T08:27:00.000-05:002008-03-12T08:27:00.000-05:00I had hyacinths blooming over the weekend and they...I had hyacinths blooming over the weekend and they froze in the snow. My forsythia's (?) too. Hopefully there won't be too much damage. <BR/><BR/>This week is going to be weird indeed, going from snow to 70 degree temps. Maybe the kids can play outside a lot, so I can get a lot of writing done. :)<BR/><BR/>Last year, I got to see my first ever hummingbird. My mil planted some kind of vine (that literally took over), but the hummingbirds love it. It's right outside my office window and I got to see the little speed racers coming and going last year. Fascinating!<BR/><BR/>AngelAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010424240956906870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-84833924123056808612008-03-12T07:38:00.000-05:002008-03-12T07:38:00.000-05:00Of course the Javas came in DROVES. *sigh*Of course the Javas came in DROVES. *sigh*Lynn Raye Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823590040842807378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-58914080191723379242008-03-12T07:37:00.000-05:002008-03-12T07:37:00.000-05:00I've had the book on preorder for over a month. *...I've had the book on preorder for over a month. *sigh* We already know how I feel about you having read it, PM. ;)<BR/><BR/>But, it's almost time and my copy will be here and I have a day of sheer bliss to look forward to while I read it!! Yay!<BR/><BR/>Not much of a gardener, alas. I always want to garden, always have good intentions, but there's a disconnect somewhere between the beauty in my head and the plant store. I never know what to buy or where to plant it, regardless of those little tags that tell me full sun or shade or whatever. :(<BR/><BR/>I've seen bluebirds in our yard, and didn't know about the houses! Hubby and I love watching the birds, so I'm going to suggest a bird house for them. We'll have hummingbird feeders too. We've missed hummingbirds. They don't have them in Europe or Hawaii, so this is the first year we'll be in our house and able to have feeders again.<BR/><BR/>In Hawaii, we had the coolest little bird we enjoyed watching. The <A HREF="http://www.bird-friends.com/pics/JavaSparrow/JavaSparrow0LR.jpg" REL="nofollow">Java sparrow</A> is a bold guy, but oh so cute. We used to have bird rodeos. The Javas would come in doves to the feeders, and Zebra doves would eat their leavings on the ground. But on occasion, a Java would get down on the ground and hop onto a dove. Then the dove would run around in circles while the Java hung on. It was hilarious.Lynn Raye Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823590040842807378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-29971906299490739802008-03-12T06:47:00.000-05:002008-03-12T06:47:00.000-05:00I love the pix of the birds - pretty.Nice cover of...I love the pix of the birds - pretty.<BR/><BR/>Nice cover of your friend's book.<BR/><BR/>No signs of Spring here yet, but we have luckily had a mild winter.<BR/><BR/>Pat L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18688033.post-14188406714784030852008-03-12T06:37:00.000-05:002008-03-12T06:37:00.000-05:00Spring has shown up around here, I think. I did se...Spring has shown up around here, I think. I did see the cutest little baby bird this weekend! it was so adorable!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14467070028688210481noreply@blogger.com