Sitting on the back deck, having a cup of coffee and enjoying the morning garden, I noticed that a new wren has taken residency in my most treasured birdhouse. This was a gift years ago from the folks at songbirdlady.com.
This is the second wren to occupy and feather the nest this year. This little terracotta and copper nest swaying gently above the columbine has fledged many a wren families over the years but this is the first time I’ve had two in one year.
Tags: Around the Lodge · Garden · True Artisans
I love a walk in the garden and a walk of stone sets everything off well.
Finding the right stone can be a difficult choice. I wanted to find something that was enough of a contrast with other stone on the property but yet in the same family. The paths through the West Garden had been long established yet deciding on just the right stone took some serious time and I had been undecided for two years. I myself had not found the right stone but my buddy Tim did. He discovered what the local building supply called Pocono Gold.
A couple of years before a local lumber yard had closed it doors and had stacks of rail road ties throughout the grounds — they had used them effectively to keep stock off the ground. They wanted them removed and I just wanted them - after a short time we had come to an agreement. Id stack em - they would load and deliver them - and be rid of them. A hell of a deal at $1 each.
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The next small project will be to repair a rather unique little outdoor fireplace. Over the years the mortar has begun to crumble and the stone have begun to separate.
On further inspection I have found that the settling has created a split right up the middle of the entire chimney and firebox.
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