Musings of a household in semi-rural, central Alabama with interests in birds, gardens, crafts and what goes on in our backyard.
We wish it was snowing, he is happy that it isn’t
We would have liked a white Christmas, but they are extremely rare here. On the other hand our local birds, especially the ones that have come south, prefer partly cloudy and 60.
This picture comes from a snow last winter.
If only we could train them to do the whole yard.
Every fall the leaves fall from the trees and cover our yard like many other people’s. We tend to collect some of the leaves to use as mulch in the backyard garden. The rest are usually allowed to remain where they are once mowing season ends. We are just not motivated enough to do anything with them. However, this feeling is not universal. A well cleared spot always develops in the middle of the front yard. The birds do not like leaves under their birdfeeder. For them, the leaves get in the way of more important activities.