Tuesday, April 3, 2012

A Batch of Bird's Nests

Yarn for the birdies

In my mixing bowl today, you will see something a little different.  Yarn!  I was reading nature artist Paula Kuitenbrouwer's lovely blog - Mindful Drawing this morning, and saw something I wanted to try immediately.
A feeder filled with nesting materials for the birds.  Paula tells me she sourced the idea from another blog called fibre farm and here is the original post.

Our bird feeder is constantly empty because the squirrels tip it out in order to reach the sunflower seeds.  I no longer fill it, but instead derive great pleasure throwing a cupful of bird feed out the door, onto the deck each morning.  Watching the Mourning Doves eat and nap in the afternoon sunshine while I putter around the kitchen brings me such a sense of peace.  And, I'm happy to have found another use for the feeder, which was a mother's day gift last year.

Yarn Feeder
My daughter and I fun cutting up yarn scraps and filling the feeder.  While in the backyard, I decided to sacrifice a few of the daffodils and forsythia to enjoy inside, before all the blooms disappear and the rest of the garden comes to life.

Enjoying the backyard Daffodils and Forsythia before they're gone.
Happy spring everyone!

10 comments:

  1. So, so cool! And M. is so beautiful, and she's getting such a wonderful education too.

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    1. Thanks, Lisa. We try, some days are more creative than others!

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  2. Oh how cool is this?!? This will definitely be a spring project in our house. Great idea.

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    1. Farrah, it's so fun and it only takes a few minutes to put together!

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  3. How nice to see a photo of your project, Lee.
    Your do spoil your birds with offering so many different colours yarn! I wonder if your birdies will settle for mixed coloured nests, or earthy brownish colours only. :-)
    Your daughter looks like a sweet flower fairy.

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    1. Thanks, Paula! I was so inspired by your blog post. I hope the birds use the yarn. I saw one of the Mourning Doves checking out a few pieces that had fallen but I haven't caught anyone in the act of flying off with a piece yet. Fingers crossed!

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  4. That's a nice picture of Maggie, Lee! :)

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  5. Love that, Lee! Such a sweet, beautiful idea. Gorgeous pics, too. I'm happy you have the doves to watch every morning. I, too, love going out to watch and listen to the birds in our yard. It is one of my favorite, peaceful things to do.

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  6. Sweet!...it's so spring-y here with birdsong...we really need to get some scraps and food out for them...

    Have a lovely day!

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    1. Thanks so much for visiting and commenting! Watching the birds are a daily joy for us. Just throw some seed out there and enjoy!

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