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I treated myself today

schoolhouse_gwagain

2 years ago

Isn't this mailbox birdhouse the cutest thing? I put it in front of the orchard gate, crossing my fingers that someone doesn't think it's cute too and steals it. Hopefully it's sitting far enough away from the road but.....

Also picked this one up too, to replace a birdhouse under the eaves of the outhouse roof. That one is falling apart. It was stuffed so full of nesting material this Spring that the bottom is falling out.

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schoolhouse_gwagain
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2 years ago

roxanna, I already expressed the thought that it may disappear. It's just so darn cute down there in front of the gate that I'll risk it for now. Later, esp. before winter, I'll remove it (unless someone does it for me).

I've always wanted a little cottage in the orchard and would put a fake mailbox out by the gate with "Orchard Cottage" and "my address number plus "3/4", like the train station in Harry Potter. lol Hey, I'm a dreamer.

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ritamay91710
2 years ago
Super adorable!
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eld6161
2 years ago
Very cute
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I especially like your second find. I have a nice turned post under one of the magnolias with a falling apart vintage wooden feeder on it. We only feed hummingbirds, but I've left the feeder(here when we bought the house) finding it kind of ornamental. Your birdhouse would look good on the post. Maybe one of these days I'll look for something more sound for it ;0)
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Schoolhouse -- It is adorable, BUT please heed my warning: if you leave it anywhere near your driveway or the road, it might very well vanish one day (or night).

I had a gorgeous handmade (by an artist) bird house ten years ago, a four-plex design, very large, and I put it halfway down our drive (a fair distance) on top of the remnant of a very, very large oak tree stump. A few weeks later, it was gone. I still gnash my teeth at that robbery.

(I have always thought it was taken by the FedEx driver, who had stopped his truck just past our drive entrance one day and lurked there for no good reason for a period of time. No proof, of course, but I still wonder...)
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I understand, schoolhouse. And it looks great by your gate, definitely. Enjoy!!
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Super cute! I have 2 birdhouses sitting on my front porch....I like them too....
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2 years ago
Very nice!
schoolhouse_gwagain
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As of 11am this morning, it's still there. :)
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