BAD BOY BIRD & A CACHE

I now tell Maggie that it is BAD BOY BIRD and that it is "ok" when I tell her things are ok she knows what that means and calms down. Bird is now coming every few hrs or so, maybe he is taking his turn on the nest. Hope he will soon be catching bugs and too busy helping feeding his "kids" to bother the "other" bird in the window ! lol

Found this cache over the weekend. It took me about 15 min to find. My GPS was a little off. Was just about ready to leave and looked one more place from a different angle and there it was.

Close up of the cache.

Here are a couple of pic's for my son. His name. WEATHER IN MELBOURNE FL. Cold this morning only 46....but will be mid 70's this afternoon and sunny. What a great day. I am getting ready to go north in another month. Going to get an oil change in the truck this week and checking a few other things. Got to get my AAA back in service. Diverticulitis is not totally healed yet, and I think I rushed putting more fiber in my diet, this is really hard to deal with. Maybe if I had not let it go so long it would be better. So anyway I am back on soft diet, and low fiber again. But I am definitely feeling better than I have in almost a year. That makes me think I will be getting more painting done in the house this year. I really cant wait to get home for awhile! I will not be moving to Florida permanently. So I will be keeping my home in PA at least for now. I still want to travel around esp. in the winter. I will gladly be a snow bird lol. As long as dad is in good shape I will be doing summers in PA. Not sure about an RV at this time , but I am working toward a van. All for now thanks for looking and come back soon

blessings Donna

HE'S.........................BAAAAACK!

ABOVE: Well so much for the "scare crow" Will ya look at that defiant red head ! He is back at it today!

So I did what worked yesterday until the wind whipped them away. I covered the windows.

Not to pretty but it works.

I had this empty hanging box planter left over from a stag horn plant. Seen these beautiful petunias at WM yesterday. Got them to hang in front of my window for something pretty to look at ! Yeah....right. Judy if you read this ...do you know how long this woodpecker will keep this up? I would hate to cover up the windows for a long time. Or do you know of any other way to make him stop this?

Maggie and I went to the park at sunrise for breakfast and our daily devotions. Was so peaceful. until the dog walkers came out. Then Maggie could not contain herself. Look how still the river is this morning. Well thats it for now thanks for looking and come back soon

Blessings

G&M

TOMATO'S & A WOODPECKER

ABOVE: Here is our first spring tomato's getting ripe. Dad planted cherry (these ) and Roma for the spring/summer. Roma not ripe yet, but soon.

ABOVE: The problem woodpecker. This morning sitting on window, this innocent looking bird, has cause havoc all day long. Pecking constantly at my window today. Still at it @ 5 pm. Maggie has been going postal all day. We have tinted windows and on the out side in the day light it is a mirror. He sees himself and thinks it is his new mate. I don't know the mating habits of woodpeckers but he hits at the window , chirping and his tail feathers are out like a fan. So I think that is what is going on.

I put up a scare crow of sorts, you can see how the windows are mirrors. You can see me taking a pic.

This is his nest. You can see him sitting on the top if you right click and enlarge pic. A few years ago the power co. came to change out the power pole. When they were working dad went out and told them that a woodpecker nested in the pole. The said no problem and cut that part of the old pole and attached it to the new one. And bingo.... woodpecker had a new old home. Right now he is sitting on the window looking at himself. I think he is wore out.

WEATHER IN MELBOURNE FL: nice 79 and sunny with breeze. Thanks for looking and come back soon

Blessings

G&M