Moving on October 27, 2008
Posted by liajo in good things.Tags: birds, friends, neighbors, squirrels
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Our neighbors of 12 years sold their house and are moving on. I’m sad to see them go, they were great neighbors.
As I was looking over at their front yard it occurred to me that the animal population around here is also going to be sad to see them go.
They have feed the squirrels through the winters ever since we have have known them. I’m sure the squirrels can find plenty of other food. They get all the left overs from my gardens and I know they made quit a haul from my sunflowers. There are also the trash cans that line the alley.
Then there are the birds. I noticed the birdbath with no water in it. Our neighbors kept a dog bowl in the birdbath for fresh water. I’ve thought about getting a birdbath myself before. I might now. I could put it out front away from the dogs.
So while I am sad and I will miss my friends and neighbors I know the animals will miss them too.
Garden critters October 1, 2008
Posted by liajo in good things.Tags: backyard, birds, bugs, butterfly, caterpillars, critters, ecosystem, garden, healthy, ladybugs, lava, nature, planet, squirrels, toad, vegetables
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I garden has got to have critters to be a healthy garden. I know, you’ve been taught that garden critters are bad and just want to eat all your vegetables. Not true. Each backyard garden is it’s own little ecosystem and what is an ecosystem or planet without critters.
I bet you love ladybugs, but you can’t have ladybugs if you don’t have the lava they need to eat. You can’t have the pretty butterfly if you don’t have caterpillars. No Mr. Toad if he doesn’t have all the little bugs to eat. Birds and squirrels my nibble around the edges of your vegges but if they have plenty of things to eat, they won’t gorge themselves.
Try to remember all bugs are good, and they are serving a needed purpose in the the ecosystem of your backyard.
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