The squirrel is back

I’m getting really interested in how the birds come to the backyard with the trees that are there and in my first entrance into feeding the birds, we bought this small suet feeder. Bird feeders to follow. I was feeling well this past weekend so we stayed home and Sunday was such a nice day…

Spring is in the air

Okay, so it’s the minus numbers and the garden is hidden under snow! I admit that’s true but Saturday we bugged over to Salisbury Greenhouse and just walking in gave the greatest feeling of being in June! Oh, my. What a wonderful sensation. Bright, warm, humid… and flowers! There’s a lushness to these places that…

The squirrel

So I bought one of those suet holders and some suet to hang outside. I tried one location – not much interest, maybe too close to the house and not near trees. Then I hung it on our apple tree near the rail, but not too close. Along came the red squirrel, predictably, and we…