My Haven

Everyone needs a place to go where they can relax, clear their mind, and be at total peace. 

For me, it is no further than my backyard and my birds. I could sit for hours just listening to them chirp and sing.  

I recently set up the bird feeders (pictured below) and have turned myself, Justin and Charlotte into avid bird watchers. We love to peer out of the back windows to see what birds are feeding. My very favorite bird has always been the female cardinal. I love her for her bright orange beak and brown/gray feathers, with hints of red in them. Two years ago, we were fortunate enough to have a family of cardinals nest outside of our kitchen window(here). Since then, we've seen many bird families come and go. 

Our feeders now include:

• Safflower -- for House Finches, Doves and Cardinals
• Peanuts -- for Blue Jays and Sparrows
• Wild Bird Seed -- for Sparrows
• Suet -- for Woodpeckers
• Apples -- for Mockingbirds (which they're not liking too much -- moving to grapes next)
• And just added a Mealworm feeder in hopes to attract more varieties of beautiful birds 

 p.s. the Safflower feeder above is the one that has a sun engraved on it. Charlotte picked it out at the store because it reminded her of the sun in the Tangled movie. She calls it her "tangled feeder".

Below are pics are our summer garden. 

It is PACKED! We are hoping for a lot of yummy veggies and pestos this summer.

Jalapenos

Eggplant

Basil, from my dear friend Heidi 

Garlic

and 10 tomato plants of different varieties

And, of course, my Don Featherstone Flamingos. Aren't they so cool!!