A little of This and That!

These first few photos unveil the mystery with which I left you earlier!
Remember this photo?
Have you pondered??? ;-)

Remove the rocks and old beach towels.
Remove the plastic underneath.
Turn over the new "creation,"
and leave the pile of sand for awhile.

This is what you would have carefully turned over,
so as not to break any edges.

A dirty turtle shell, you ask?
Absolutely not!
Give it a scrub...

Now, what do you think???
Voila!

They call it a birdbath. It doesn't matter if it doesn't hold water...
Isn't it great?
:-)
You start with a rounded, mound of sand.
Cover with plastic wrap.
Place a nice, big rhubarb leaf face-down,
on the plastic wrap.
Mix dry concrete mix (sand-mix) with water and
place and smooth over the entire leaf... near, but not over,
the edges.
Check out the rest of the instructions here!
Click on all the various helps!!

The rest of this post contains "happy items!" Enjoy!

Giant Swallowtail on Catmint.

Below is the pièce de résistance! ;-)
The wrens chattered and chattered Sunday morning.
I hung this wren house from a furnace exhaust pipe of some sort a few years ago.

The Wrens

She chattered long and lustily,
trilling up and round.
He responded ever candidly
perching lightly near the ground.

They called to one another,
"Is it rightly perfect, do you think?
Should we bother moving in?
Oh, what if it should sink?"

It seems they found it suitable,
and carried to and fro,
that which they were capable;
deemed necessarily so.

Oh! How this pair delights my soul
and how I love to hear
their lovely conversations
so pleasant to my ear.

by me
:-)
6/16/08

I hope you approve and enjoy my efforts, but
Please don't copy this poem.
Thanks!