Once again I got absorbed in a link and forgot to come back and post. I read this the other day and really like the idea and am going to participate. It does help a bit that the weather has been a bit nicer to sit out with the binoculars [once I found them]. I really like how the list has links to each bird that includes their song. That helped me decide between a couple of the birds I see on a regular basis. Thanks Suzy. It might snow a bit tomorrow and actually that does also bring out some birds I might not see otherwise.

HU Brute I feel the same way !1 I absolutlly love watching the amny birds that come in our yard but for the same reason stopped buying seeds. I did throw in a few sunflowers seeds in one area but seems like someone is eating them just as they begin to come up !! Hmmm. Maybe I will do what the other poster said maybe just once a week or so..I do find that just being outside in the morning looking at my gardening efforts ( Smile) and watching and listening to the different birds and other creatures very calming.I alway's enjoy seeing other members pics of birds ( and other wildlife ) and the information that they provide. Really perks up my day !! Rainy

I received my box from Drippy once I returned home from being out of town for over a week....It was received but I wasn't here to open it...... What a LOVELY box it is! It included: A bag of Lilium bulbs (so many and I have the perfect spot for them) A bag of Caladium bulbs (going in my red bed) A bag of Park Princess Dahlia's (will go in my flower bed dedicated to my mother and brother) A bag of Freesia hybrid bulbs (going in a new bed that has small hosta's) A bag of Tricyrtis (Toad Lilies)(also in red bed) Ipomopsis seeds and Convolvulus seeds, a hummingbird feeder and a BIG fairy solar powered globe that lights up at night! DH was impressed with the entire box! I think he enjoys them as much as I do. WOW! AWESOME BOX!!!!! It will all get planted very soon, once I recover from the trip. Thank you soooo much Drippy, you know how to pack a box girl! I appreciate it all and LOVE IT! I'm still waiting on something I ordered that has been back ordered so don't give up on me just yet...thanks for your patience and for being so generous! Jaye

Laurel, Eeww was right! But now it is done! Hooray!!! It was soooo baaad! I want to thank you for these awesome gifts: -a very nice mix of finch seed -a nut and fruit seed bell-Laurel, I love to hang these on the porch as I can get a close up view from my sitting chair in the living room. -seeds-salvia(St. John's fire), purple coneflower, chianti sunflower, gaillardia, brilliant red poppy, Will Rogers zinnia, and gloriosa daisy. The birds will have a heyday with many of those flowers. Thank you! -double chocolate Ghirardelli coffee-oh YUM! -cute decoration shaped like a birdhouse with sunflowers painted on it that says, "Harvest Home Inn" -a beautiful hummingbird windchime -4 separate hanging birdhouse decorations-each is done in a different color with a different flower and a different saying-the sayings are Love, Hope, Faith, and Peace--These are very, very cute!!! The paintings of the flowers on them is so tiny and detailed. Hope has blue morning glories, love has yellow sunflowers, faith has a pink/white lily, and I am unsure what flower peace has, but it is a pretty blue. These are just soooo neat!!! -English Teatime tea in a cute Happy Holidays box that has a couple of cheery, fat birds on the front. -a tube of Baume Du Jardinier the Gardener's Hand Healer-it smells wonderful and makes my hands feel smooth and silky. It has shea butter in it. -a holiday tin with a winter scene of a farmstead all decked out in snow and greenery and a beautiful cardinal or two. The tin itself is full of Hershey's mint truffles. These are deLISH!!!!! You can't just stop at 1 or 2. Laurel, thank you so very, very much for the wonderful box of goodies for our feathered friends AND for me. Wasn't this a fun swap? There is just something about feeding and watching birds that is so satisfying. I'm guessing that you think so, too. Everything wass wonderful and very appreciated!!! Mary Ellen