When the Red, Red Robin...

...comes bob-bob-bobbing along. Spring has arrived--that is, the calendar tells us it has, but the weatherman is still holding out for more winter weather. We gladly welcome the season of daffodils, robins, and new mulch! Well, maybe the ol' bod won't welcome the pitchforking at first, but the flower beds will surely thank me for sprucing them up during these next weeks.

The birds have already started building their nests in some of my favorite houses, and I enjoy watching their antics. Other birdhouses haven't been given a second look, and I don't know what to do to entice the birds to move in for the season. Maybe if I let them know rent is free...?

The story behind this birdhouse: I purchased this homely looking one for $5 at an estate sale. As I was trekking through the house with the rest of the crowd, I happened to spot several birdhouses out in the backyard--some on posts and this one hanging in a tree. When I asked the lady in charge if they were for sale, she hesitated and said she didn't think so because birds may have already started settling in. I really wasn't interested in finding a screwdriver and removing the ones on the posts (although I probably would have if she had said yes), but I did want the one hanging in the tree.

She agreed and suggested $5 as a price; I think more to discourage me from buying it more than anything else, but I bought it and have been very pleased. It's very ruggedly made with a green tin roof and rests alongside the driveway in our autumn olive tree.

I think with the first day of spring arriving tomorrow it's a perfect time to post the stories behind each of the 26 birdhouse treasures in the "For The Birds" Photo Album.

~Deb

Comments

[Bet]

Has anyone told you that you have way too many birdhouses? I am available to take some off your hands.

[Tammy]

I loved the tour of the Girotti Birdhouses.It was neat to see the inside houses,that was different.

[Chris]

I enjoyed the birdhouse tour! I didn't know you had collected SOOOOOO many. Very VERY cute! :) Now that we have grass in our backyard and it looks so inviting for kids and birds alike, we may just have to look for a few birdhouses too!

[Dorothy]

That was a fun idea, Deb! I loved seeing all the birdhouses and reading the explanation about where they were placed and when you got them! I wish I was a bird and could fly up for a visit! I would enjoy one of those bed & breakfast houses. :-)