We finally have our sun room finished and it is set up the way Dena wants it "for now" that could change at any minute. The past two weeks were blessed with three visits.
Our daughter and grand-daughter spent a week with us. Violet is growing up so fast. She is never still and talks continuously with every other word a question. I gave her a camera when they arrived and she took some suprisingly good pictures. It is so quiet here now it is eerie.
Our second visitors were three Baltimore Orioles, see picture. They were with us for about 10 days and were brilliant in their colors. I adapted one of our Humming Bird feeders to an Oriole feeder by super glueing Dos Equis caps for preserves, and attaching oranges to the hanger all of which kept them in our sight for hours daily as they fed and drank the sugar water.
Our third visitors are still here and have been for over a week. I will publish pictures as soon as they are downloaded to the computer. What are they? We couldn't find them in any of our bird books but Dena finally found them on the internet, they are three Rose Breasted Grosbeaks. They winter in Mexico and are passing through on their way to their summer home in Canada.
They are both beautiful and unusual. They have been here over a week and I hope we are feeding them well enough they will stay a little longer.
If anyone would have told me ten years ago I would be spending every spare moment watching birds I would have told them they were crazy, but what a joy they are, just another of God's abundant goodness.
We had such a wonderful time visiting you guys last week and already miss you. Your sunroom is beautiful and I'm glad you're enjoying it so much. Bird watching is so relaxing and alot of fun, especially when you see a new species. It's fun watching Violet enjoying the same thing too. She was excited to see all the different birds in your backyard.
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