I agree, sitting in the house is VERY boring.I rather be looking at DL's,and you have some more beauties here.I LOVE that Safe Island,and METALLIC BLUE EYES is at the top of the list for beauty. LSL is also very pretty,and I never tire of seeing FLAMINGO PARADE.It says LOOK AT ME..It hasn't started raining here yet today, but it sure turned hot and very humid out.I am loving seeing all your pretties, Keep them coming. Jean

Bird's nest fungus. Degrading the dead organic matter in the mix. Not a problem for you or your plants.

Sorry, I haven't done that with the large frame around the group, but I do have a great tip for hanging groups of photos (worked really really well for me, especially since I had all different sizes/types of frames): Cut out pieces of paper to match the size(s) of your frames. Then use tape to arrange the photos on the wall until you come up with a look that you like. In your case, I would hang the large frame on the wall first, and then hang your paper templates inside of that so you can get an idea of how it will look. Then, once you get the arrangement you want, put the nails/hooks into the wall, directly through your paper templates. Then tear the templates away, and viola! All of your nails will already be exactly where you need them-- just hang your frames! Sorry I have no pics, but I hope this helps...

Congratulations on your "grandbaby BBs," Lisa. Are the adults renesting? Yes, I make pre-nests in the gourds before I hang them in April. They are filled level to the bottom of the opening with wood shavings, pine needles, or chopped straw. The PMs don't care which. I add a scant teaspoon of Sevin dust and mix it into the top of the nesting material. When the adults arrive back from Brazil, tired, hungry, ragged, and often covered in mites, they go in their gourds, get comfy, and in a day or two the mites are gone. They also have more time to concentrate on feeding and building up to prime reproductive condition rather than trying to start nest building immediately. They will add sticks and mud dams to the nests, or not, to suit themselves. Some make elaborate nests, some barely add a leaf before laying eggs. They start adding green leaves right before laying eggs and continue to add them, at different rates, depending on each pair. When I do the nest change at 10-12 days after hatching I replace the nesting material, but don't add leaves. Some adults will add more leaves, some don't. Again! Congratulations on your blue birds. I'm having great success (thank the Lord!) with my Purple Martins but I can't seem to attract a bluebird for love or money. I have boxes up; I've read the blue bird association's, and others, info until I think I can recite it backwards, and I've seen blue birds the past two years...but still no takers. Someday! Here is a link that might be useful: Purple Martin Conservation Association