More Pictures & Stuff 2

Volunteer flowers

THIS is a water-dripper. See below.

Still a sucker for these pansies

Coyote in Butch's field

Coyote pup? in Butch's field.

My latest invention for "my" birds is shown above. We've gone through 3 of the "regular" water-dripper thingies, you know the type, fine "U" shaped design, for hooking on to your birdbath, 1/4" rubber tubing. Each lasted about three minutes, in my back "yard". The first one's dripper thingie was tooo fine, and our hard water blocked the noozle nozzle, and the tubing started leaking. Second one developed mysterious leaks in the tubing, until finally more water was spraying into the garden, then dripping into the birdbath.

Bought yet another one, because I love watching birds do their thing, and again, within a few minutes (weeks) the danged tubing was leaking again. I had THOUGHT the tubing was just old and worn out the last time. But I discovered WHY the darned things start leaking in the first place. The chickadees were pecking holes in the tubing. Yeah, little aviators, also bloody vandals.
So this is my fix. Peck through THAT, chickadee. Works a treat, not even that ugly:)
If you look closely, on the left, a chickadee (of course) was first to try the new set-up. Funny little things. Crazy bird lady. That's me:)