There is just something I love about the spring in Texas. I have enjoyed the bluebonnets along the side of the road. David has been working hard in the yard and the garden and we should have our usual bumper crop of tomatoes, squash, onions and peppers along with a few others that he planted this year. People have been asking about our tomatoes-though not quite as good as East Texas tomatoes, they will give them a run for their money. Last year we planted late because of moving and didn't get the good Champion tomatoes like we had in the past, but this year we are growing them again and should have plenty to share! They even survived 2 freezes to make it this year.
We have tons of birdfeeders out in our big back yard and have been enjoying the various ones who have made visits this season. David decided to try his hand at building a birdhouse. It was his first attempt and to go with our farm theme he painted in John Deere green and yellow. You can't miss it when you see it! Not wanting to discourage him in his new woodworking endeavors I praised his efforts, made some suggestions on how he might could make it better the next time (only because he asked...) and then watched as he proudly mounted it at the end of the driveway on the big light pole. I was skeptical that any bird would want to live in that structure, but hoped that something might choose the house as its new home.
It was less than a week later that I noticed a bird that I had never seen before in the backyard. I only caught a quick glimpse, but mentioned to David that I had seen a new bird that appeared to have a rust colored breast, sitting in the pecan tree. Later that evening as we sat on the porch, low and behold the bird appeared again, this time sitting on the yellow perch of David's new birdhouse. We quickly grabbed the binoculars that we had handy and looked to see a female Eastern bluebird sitting there! It was only a few minutes later that the male, who is really bright blue soon joined his female companion as they crawled through the entrance of their new home! Not only had birds moved in, but it was birds that we had never seen before in our area. As you can imagine David was thrilled that birds had moved into the John Deere birdhouse. Now every evening that we can, we are outside waiting for our bluebirds to come home to roost. We imagine that soon little ones will be in there and so we are eagerly watching to see if there is any sign of baby birds.
David now is working on more birdhouses....
