yes, RITA, But i thought I had the real one last year, until you said its not right.Glad its right this year,THANK YOU.I just think its a beauty, too. NANCY, AND LINDAA, Thank you for the nice comments. Jean

Wow, Michelle, your roses look gorgeous despite the heat! They are all beautiful but 'Bellaroma' looks especially stunning to me. I really wonder how you keep them so pretty and perfect at this time of the year. Any tips to share? Thanks for posting your beauties here! Christina Here is a link that might be useful: Organic Garden Dreams

Readers Digest Book of North American Birds; ISBN 0895773511; 1990. A Fufous-sided Towhee: Pipilo erythrophthalmus: "Scratching about with one foot at a time, like barnyard poultry, rufous-sided towhees gather their food from the very bosom of the earth. It is little wonder, then, that these active birds used to be called ground robins, especially since their well-hidden nests of stems and leaves are nestled so close to the ground. Today they are named towhees because that is the sound most people hear in their song. But they were once known as chewinks, from the call they make when alarmed. In some parts of the West that call is phonetically transcribed as shrenk, while in others it sounds more like the meowing of catbirds. In sections of the Southeast they unquestionably call Louise! And although their song is translated into English in most parts of the country as "chip towhee" or "drink your tea," the birds seem to drawl it in the South, and are apt to sing chip chup chup zeeeeeee, or just a buzzy zeeeeee, in the West. Their visual field marks too are almost as varied as their vocal ones. Rusous-sided towhees in Florida have white eyes instead of red ones, and those in the West have two white wing bars plus numerous white spots on their wings and backs. But no matter where they live, all rufous-sided towhees come flying in low to the ground with the side patches in their tails looking like white chiffon streamers trailing dramatically behind them."

I was raised to love animals. I'm very proud of my mother and family. All the times my mom embarrassed me talking sweetly to birds and racoons and just everything, I have the same emotions toward all these wonderful creations. I love having racoons walk up on my deck and look into my window like I don't even exist. And my poor cat who was once wild. She now try's with all her heart and lungs to produce a sound when birds approach the balcony, 'Helllo' she says in a squeaky sound. I've had some wonderful animals during my life. Best Regards Angie, Dax