I Love To Go A Gardening
Growing Our Life in Northern Michigan
Tag: Sparrow
Mostly Good!
I woke up this morning when I smelled the coffee. EJ had gotten up before me and made a pot and the aroma wafted all the way upstairs. By the time I got downstairs–before 7 a.m.–EJ was falling asleep in his chair. He works… Continue Reading “Mostly Good!”
Houses & Gardens
Yesterday EJ and I worked in the garden for a bit. EJ planted his tomato and pepper plants in his veggie garden and then he planted his blueberry bushes in the area of the yard where the birdhouses are. While EJ planted, I planted… Continue Reading “Houses & Gardens”
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Last week was difficult for EJ. He has been very tired from working so many hours and his back pain has flared up, causing him great pain. Poor guy. Thursday I insisted we get a new mower that works because I hate to have… Continue Reading “Let Me Call You Sweetheart”
The Sparrows in the Vines
The vines on my house grow really fast. I noticed vines beginning to creep up my kitchen window. I saw them at the bottom of the window, and then a week or two later they were at the top of the window. It’s spooky… Continue Reading “The Sparrows in the Vines”
Garden Thought-bits
I think gardens are excellent places to think tidbits of thought. I thought that today I’d share the tidbits of thought that I thought while I went about my day and my garden. I am cleverly calling them “thought-bits.” Early this morning, EJ looked out… Continue Reading “Garden Thought-bits”
Bird Wars
Call me incredibly naive, but whenever I thought of having bird feeders in my garden, I imagined a very gentle, peaceful, idyllic scene. Something like this: I didn’t know that the reality would be a heartbreaking turf war, filled with drama and death. I… Continue Reading “Bird Wars”
Drama: Wrens vs. Sparrow
This afternoon I looked out my kitchen window and thought that the bird in the birdhouse looked rather different. As I watched, the bird came out and I saw that it was a sparrow. It was trying to steal the wrens’ house! The wrens… Continue Reading “Drama: Wrens vs. Sparrow”
I Love To Go A Gardening 