Build It And They Will Come.

Now accepting applications. Free rent, just the pleasure of watching you raise a family in exchange. Lovely, unfurnished one room home. Your choice of three colours. All homes have a minimum of one perch and one entrance. Come in three sizes - tall, medium and large. Short term leases available. Be the first to apply and take your pick! Bring your own nesting material and make this house your home. (I hear there is a stash of eel grass nearby that makes perfect bedding. Just don't let Old Farmer McLachlan catch you stealin' it!)

Doesn't this seem typical of a husband and wife team. He stands around "twiddling his wings" while she does the inspection and, of course, gets the final say as to whether they move in...or not.

Apparently it was not the home for them. They flew away, never to return. I hope we didn't leave these birdhouses too exposed. Maybe they aren't liking that there neighbours will be too close. I don't blame them. Keep ya' posted. There's plenty of fish...err, birds where they came from.

The weather has taken a turn for the better here. It is glorious again. Sorry J&L. As soon as you went back home, the sun came out. Go figure.

My day was spent working on the front bed...again. The SF, bless his heart, not only cut the sod two or three inches deep here, he also tilled the hell out of it but the grass and weeds started growing back so the only thing left to do was to lay landscape fabric down and mulch. Not an easy task given the number of plants to manoeuvre around. Here is the bed at the beginning of the day. (I did a bit yesterday)

Here it is close to the end of the day. I am almost finished but had to cut it short to go to my "group". (Weigh in day tomorrow.)

I had numerous visitors while out in the yard. A new neighbour and her magnificent gentle-hearted doberman, Max. A delicate periwinkle butterfly, numerous hummingbirds, my baby squirrels and the chubby-cheeked chipmunk. But, none of them were quite as amusing as this fella that came to use the hot tub.

It literally lounged in the bird bath for a good 5 minutes.

Soak, shake, bathe, soak, soak, bathe, shake.

I'm certain he would have stayed much longer but his bath was cut short by a kamikaze robin anxious for its turn . Reluctantly, the love dove vacated the sanctuary of The Enchanted Garden.

That's all I got today!