Garden Blogger's Bloom Day - Dec. 15, 2010

Perhaps you recall the earlier post (see below or click this link)

where I described some gifts made for friends and neighbors
(for their birds and other wildlife).

I sneaked over to a neighbor-friends' house
(they're both friends)
to see how their gift was faring.

In only a couple of days, it's already showing signs of
happiness!
:-)

And speaking of happiness...
the photo below makes me Very Happy!

My dad made this plywood cutout quite a number of years ago,
and he placed it in their northern Iowa yard at Christmas-time!

He offered it to me and we worked out a way to bring it
to my SE Iowa home this summer!

JOY TO THE WORLD!

And peace. And hope.
And thoughtfulness.
And love.

May we all be celebrating and readying for celebrating Christmas (already) again this year!
SG

Our Eyes Are On the Sparrow, too!

"Look at the birds: they do not plant seeds, gather a harvest and put it in the barns; yet your Father in heaven takes care of them!..."

Have we not been entrusted to be good stewards of all resources?
I count the small effort on my part in helping the Winter birds find food a necessary task as well as a pleasure.

(Downy woodpecker on the nearly empty suet feeder!)
And here's "Mr. Hairy Woodpecker" on the rejuvenated feeder!

Our neighbors, Chris and Russ, gave us the
Christmas treat box below.

Aren't they the cutest?

I put them out this morning...

It's been snowing fairly steadily all morning and into this afternoon.

The little seed treats are a "hit!"

The next two photos were taken through the front door.

Mr. Finch (House or Purple??)
and his spouse

... Aren't you worth much more than birds?" Matthew 6:26

Enjoy the next few days. It will soon be 2010.
Amazing!