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April 25, 2007
A bunting we will go...
I ventured outside into the bright sunlight to see what damage last night's storm did to my yard...I heard words (once again) like 'large hail, damaging winds, tornado activity' and with storms that show up at 2:30am, you can't really get prepared for them...I figured whatever happened, happened, its Mother Nature doing her thing...thankfully, so far I haven't seen any damage at all...But I did see an exciting new visitor to our bird feeder...a Painted Bunting...The bright colors are not what we typically see here, I've been in Austin for 20 years and have never seen this bird...
So my first thought was that it was an exotic pet that had escaped and was living in the woods...I'm glad to know that its a local who might come back and see us all summer while vacationing here...Its electric-bright and really stands out...maybe he'll make a nest and settle down...the other birds didn't seem to mind him at all...After doing a little more reading, I see that the males are being captured and kept as pets in Mexico, which is why we are seeing less and less of them...great...
Its a truly gorgeous day here, one that I will have to watch from inside while working...whaddya gonna do...Its all good, I am up early, dressed and clean and ready to get started...some breakfast first, I think...
Posted by Donner at April 25, 2007 10:21 AM
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Wow, that's an awesome looking bird. I've seen anything like it. That would be awesome to see all summer!
Posted by: Tara at April 25, 2007 11:59 AM
And here I was attributing that great photo to you...a girl of so many talents! Sorry I reread your caption!
Hey, where are the photos of your latest felted shoes and cell phone holder? YOur bag is to die for...it's gotten me closer to knitting again than anything thing anyone else has made!
Posted by: KarenL at April 25, 2007 12:10 PM