Wednesday, April 13, 2011

I Got A Clothesline

Back a few weeks ago, when lent began and the Green Team was mulling ideas, we all decided to give up our driers for lent.  I dutifully did so and discovered something.  I LOVE hanging clothes out. (ooh, ended that one in a preposition). I don't know why.  I would hang clothes out all day long.  If they had a job like that, I would make it my career.

I can do it in the back yard.  No homeowners assn.

But,  I HATE taking them down.  I need a tag team.  It's like dishes, LOVE washing, HATE drying.  Guess which I did when I was a kid.

Played bridge today.  It's Wednesday.  When we left, I was in second place.  We'll see if it stands up.   When I got home I started the brown rice to go with the homemade black bean enchiladas I made, with homemade enchilada sauce.  And Jim gets all the accolades for being a good cook.  pshaw. (love that word).

Walkies was short today because I didn't know if there were Turkey hunters out or not.  The whole month of April is turkey season, which means I am fair game if caught in the woods.  I did get some more bug art.

not sure what this is.  maybe mushrooms?

lady sipping a cuppa tea
I think I have found a new genera.  I have never heard of anyone photographing bug art.  Maybe I can  be the first.  If chimps and elephants can sell art, why not bugs?

And, not to neglect the chickies:

hen bath among the roses....

while JW watches.  Dirty Old Rooster.

One last story.  Yesterday, I got a shot of a little yellow bird with nesting material in his mouth.  I found out where he is building his nest.

only a bag lady bird would take him

In the bag which holds my oyster shell calcium for my girls!!!!  It's a rather beautiful nest, and right next to a great food source (the chicken scratch) but in a busy traffic zone.  I really do hope he finds a mate cause it will be fun to watch the family being raised.

That's all the nature needed for one day.

Bak Bak



4 comments:

  1. WOW-Solar powered dryer-you are green!

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  2. So if you got a clothes line does that mean you are attempting to pick up clothing.......with a good line? Country folks are strange-we urbanites pick up people with a catchy line in bars and such.

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  3. Haha, I'm the same way! Genetics are creepy. We had our comforter drying outside for three days... oops!

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  4. Love the bug art! I think you're onto something. Your clothes line reminds me of my grandmother's house (farmland in rural Wisconsin). I love the smell of clothes on the line, dried by sun and fresh air. In Austin, they'd be covered with yellow oak + cedar pollen in no time. Yuk.

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