Birdfeeding
Mar. 5th, 2025 03:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithToday is raw outside. It is cloudy, cold, windy, and wet. It's been raining off and on last night and today.
I fed the birds. I've seen a large mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, several mourning doves, a male cardinal, and a male downy woodpecker. When I went outside I flushed a fox squirrel from somewhere near the forest garden, who ran up the maple tree.
While walking around the house yard a bit to check on what's growing, I found a fallen branch broken into multiple pieces, all completely covered with lichens. :D They are the perfect size to go in a terrarium, and I love lichens. So I set them by the log garden where they'll be safe until I start building a terrarium. Or several. It's been years, so I might do a bit of experimenting before I build the big one, which is itself intended as a test run before I go shopping for a big beehive one like we had when I was little. Hmm, and if I see those tiny red cup things (possibly scarlet elf cup) this spring, I'm totally going to grab them and try growing them under glass because they are gorgeous. As you can see, my yard is highly responsive to my thoughts. I wasn't even actively searching for materials, just scouting, and my yard was all, "Oh, we're terrarium building again? Would you like some spectacular lichens?" Yes, yes I would, thank you very much. <3
EDIT 3/5/25 -- I ran out of pumpkin spice blend at lunch, so I put the fresh bottle in its place. Then I washed the old bottle and made a tiny terrarium in it. Because why not.
EDIT 3/5/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
It's gone from spitting rain to spitting little balls of snow.
As it is now dark, I am done for the night.
I fed the birds. I've seen a large mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, several mourning doves, a male cardinal, and a male downy woodpecker. When I went outside I flushed a fox squirrel from somewhere near the forest garden, who ran up the maple tree.
While walking around the house yard a bit to check on what's growing, I found a fallen branch broken into multiple pieces, all completely covered with lichens. :D They are the perfect size to go in a terrarium, and I love lichens. So I set them by the log garden where they'll be safe until I start building a terrarium. Or several. It's been years, so I might do a bit of experimenting before I build the big one, which is itself intended as a test run before I go shopping for a big beehive one like we had when I was little. Hmm, and if I see those tiny red cup things (possibly scarlet elf cup) this spring, I'm totally going to grab them and try growing them under glass because they are gorgeous. As you can see, my yard is highly responsive to my thoughts. I wasn't even actively searching for materials, just scouting, and my yard was all, "Oh, we're terrarium building again? Would you like some spectacular lichens?" Yes, yes I would, thank you very much. <3
EDIT 3/5/25 -- I ran out of pumpkin spice blend at lunch, so I put the fresh bottle in its place. Then I washed the old bottle and made a tiny terrarium in it. Because why not.
EDIT 3/5/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
It's gone from spitting rain to spitting little balls of snow.
As it is now dark, I am done for the night.
