tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post8956831621533322948..comments2023-10-18T07:11:35.641-04:00Comments on ROBINS NESTING PLACE: Signs of Spring at Robin's Nesting PlaceRobin's Nesting Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-52299820377360424702008-03-31T16:03:00.000-04:002008-03-31T16:03:00.000-04:00Love all your pictures! I just put up a mealworm f...Love all your pictures! I just put up a mealworm feeder for our bluebirds. You might have seen these--it's a blue bowl that you can attach to a post. The blue color is suppposed to attract the birds. Here's hoping it works!<BR/>lynn, seedlingsLynn Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111575004174855852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-69394309240411807932008-03-30T20:46:00.001-04:002008-03-30T20:46:00.001-04:00I love the in-flight shot you took of the yellow f...I love the in-flight shot you took of the yellow finch...perfect! I'm working on getting some photos like that myself. I haven't yet succeeded in getting anything quite that clear!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-20328058338123188622008-03-30T20:46:00.000-04:002008-03-30T20:46:00.000-04:00Hey-I just went back and caught up on several of y...Hey-I just went back and caught up on several of your post---you have been busy. Your greenhouse project looks healthy. You are right, you are quickly running out of room. <BR/><BR/>I have kids going through my backyard too and even some sledding on the one or two days a year we get snow. I know once my hostas get damaged then they stay that way. Maybe some nice big rocks scattered about would Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-5212296951056576492008-03-30T16:41:00.000-04:002008-03-30T16:41:00.000-04:00Looking good in the garden! I think your blue bud...Looking good in the garden! I think your blue buds belong to Scilla sibirica.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-32370947937914074862008-03-30T04:49:00.000-04:002008-03-30T04:49:00.000-04:00So nice to see the spring arriving.I understand yo...So nice to see the spring arriving.<BR/>I understand your frustration about teenagers crossing on your flowerbeds. I like the motion detecting sprinkler idea :-)<BR/>Hollyhocks don't like me either, argh. But they grow beautifully along the road with plenty of traffic! Why don't they grow in my garden????verobirdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968111905760607177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-83330487270928576452008-03-30T02:26:00.000-04:002008-03-30T02:26:00.000-04:00Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04550692601943778577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-83093707246438008862008-03-30T00:23:00.000-04:002008-03-30T00:23:00.000-04:00Such beautiful pictures Robin. I would be mad abo...Such beautiful pictures Robin. I would be mad about the kids too. <BR/><BR/>We used to have teenagers cutting through our yard as a shortcut to school. Some of them had the nerve to jump over our little picket fence, walk through the flower bed, along the side of the house and into the backyard and then over another fence. Grrr. Lee Valley used to sell a motion sensing squirter that you Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691765466320690473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-78744958820078589612008-03-29T23:37:00.000-04:002008-03-29T23:37:00.000-04:00Robin,That is a great vulture shot! Your spring i...Robin,<BR/><BR/>That is a great vulture shot! Your spring is coming along nicely. A little behind us - but now everything will bloom so quickly!<BR/><BR/>Plant some thorny raspberries out there. That'll hold them back! I had kids cutting through the back of my property until the raspberries spread onto their path.<BR/><BR/>MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-60064172861819650602008-03-29T22:26:00.000-04:002008-03-29T22:26:00.000-04:00Your bird photos are lovely, Robin. And I am so e...Your bird photos are lovely, Robin. And I am so excited to see all your little buds and plants peaking up from the ground. I know you feel just like a momma out there when people trample on your little babies - you just want to smack 'em! How about two sticks and a line of that green tomato tie stuff? I think you have every right to be frustrated. Good luck and we'll look forward to seeing Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-59305432989246900732008-03-29T22:03:00.000-04:002008-03-29T22:03:00.000-04:00Wonderful signs of spring and I can't believe how ...Wonderful signs of spring and I can't believe how yellow your am goldfinch is! Mine are still bla brown! Shouldn't be too long though! Great photos!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-37060117344300635212008-03-29T21:57:00.000-04:002008-03-29T21:57:00.000-04:00We just have a few of the goldfinches left. They ...We just have a few of the goldfinches left. They overwinter here, and when they turn gold, we know it won't be long before they are gone for the summer. I wish they would stay longer.<BR/><BR/>Jan Always GrowingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-65661690300046570962008-03-29T21:00:00.000-04:002008-03-29T21:00:00.000-04:00Big bird = Turkey Vulture. A sure sign of spring....Big bird = Turkey Vulture. A sure sign of spring. They are back.<BR/><BR/>Love seeing that hollyhock. I can't grow them here. I don't know why??? They bloom one year then I don't get any more plants. WHINE...Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-64162090947119786202008-03-29T20:06:00.000-04:002008-03-29T20:06:00.000-04:00Robin, you really have to do something to discoura...Robin, you really have to do something to discourage those boys from cutting through your gardens! How about those motion detector sprinklers?Melanie Chopayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985844123815086844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-49634359879317226602008-03-29T19:26:00.000-04:002008-03-29T19:26:00.000-04:00I love these beautiful photos :)I love these beautiful photos :)Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390455875023239060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-8070041347417112892008-03-29T17:35:00.000-04:002008-03-29T17:35:00.000-04:00Jubilation! Such lovely signs of spring, Robin. (m...Jubilation! Such lovely signs of spring, Robin. (meanwhile, the six inches of snow we got yesterday is slowly melting). At least we're almost at the last gasp of Farch...then we get into April, and all its adventures.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-69394403787051493082008-03-29T17:15:00.001-04:002008-03-29T17:15:00.001-04:00Lots of Heuchera heave at my place. Next week rep...Lots of Heuchera heave at my place. Next week replanting them, easier after the rain.<BR/><BR/>The sky is beautiful in several of the photos...there is just nothing like that blue.<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-74520890494577263982008-03-29T17:15:00.000-04:002008-03-29T17:15:00.000-04:00Lots of Heuchera heave at my place. Next week rep...Lots of Heuchera heave at my place. Next week replanting them, easier after the rain.<BR/><BR/>The sky is beautiful in several of the photos...there is just nothing like that blue.<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-34197122044375798252008-03-29T16:19:00.000-04:002008-03-29T16:19:00.000-04:00Those are very pretty signs of spring! I have a co...Those are very pretty signs of spring! I have a couple of miniature hostas that look like they've heaved out of the ground, too. I need to replant them, poor little things.<BR/><BR/>Carol, May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.com