TODAY'S MYSTERY BIRD (could it be a female Northern Oriole)
I hung a hummingbird feeder up Saturday afternoon & Sunday morning Checker's frantic barking told us the raccoon had struck again leaving the feeder busted up on the ground. A few repairs, a new batch of sugary juice, & the feeder is back up & this time with a locking clamp.......so we'll see!!
DOWNY WOODPECKER
Noticed SAM & DONNA are wondering about a flat screen TV for their 5th wheel which reminded me of our change over from a clunky old TV above the dash to a nice 23" Toshiba flat screen that we mounted on the wall near our entrance door. It was one of the best things we did & are still amazed at the great HD quality picture we get even with just the rig's wind up antennae. The TV is also able to extend, swivel, & tilt, making it much easier & practical to watch.
PAST ?? BLOOMS GOING TO SEED
I did manage to scare up a blog showing pictures of that project. TV PROJECT ONE. Also included the blog about why it's best for me to let someone else do these things if I want them done right!! IF I WANT IT DONE RIGHT!! Click the small pics to enlarge them. Also, you will notice in the pics the TV mount was first on the end of the kitchen cupboard. I wasn't comfortable with that so had a friend of ours re-do it & mount it properly to the cupboard arrangement on the wall behind the TV.
THE TV IN IT'S CURRENT POSITION. IT CAN EXTEND OUT FROM THERE, SWIVEL & TILT
I just slipped out to the rig & took a few more pics of it secured in it's place by a couple of trouser belts. The belt idea was mine although we did travel the whole winter a couple years ago without the belt idea & the TV was fine despite some of the worst bumps we had ever hit. The two securing leather belts on there now give me greater peace of mind.
The full time mobility van driver who replaced me 3 years ago is off on a month of holidays so beginning tomorrow I am slipping into his spot (my old spot) & hope to have myself a busy month. I'm glad to be doing............ SOMETHING!!
THIS IS A PICTURE OF AL SWIMMING IN THE POND THIS MORNING
I managed to grab a couple quick pics of the orange bird I saw at the feeder on Saturday. After a look though my bird book I am guessing at a female Northern Oriole. Whaddya think Judy?
GROANER'S CORNER:(( And remember, if I want your opinion........ I will give it to you!!
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Wow, Al you've changed!!!
ReplyDeleteHey Al, I hope a Princess comes by that pond pretty quick to give you a kiss, because right now you are one 'ugly dude'!!
ReplyDeleteGood idea with the belts on the TV. Ya just never know about those things so it's better to be secure!
Great photo of you swimming in the pond, Al! Isn't the sunshine nice??
ReplyDeleteAl, thanks for the pictures of your TV setup, It will help me when it comes time to mount that thing on the wall in the bedroom. Oh yeah your looking a little green around the gills in your swimming picture, you might want to take something for that. Be safe out the, Sam & Donna.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool picture of the frog! How did you do that? Details, please.
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely correct about the female Baltimore Oriole. (sometimes referred to as a Northern oriole) The big bird brains in the sky keep changing the names of different species. I think it's because they want to sell more "new and updated" editions of their bird books. :)
Hey Al.. besides half an orange stuck on a nail, did you know orioles LOVE grape jelly? I buy 2 jars a week of the cheap jelly at the dollar store. A scoop of jelly each day in a couple of heavy glass ash trays set on our deck railings keeps em coming all day long.
ReplyDeleteBy evening the ashtrays are usually empty. I take them in and wash them up for the next day.
If we leave them out, the coons come during the night and wreak havoc on any of our sweet feeders, so we don't keep any out at night.
That drives the dogs nuts in the middle of the night, and we are all woken up in the crazy hubbub of dogs barking, and coons scrambling down off the deck, knocking over potted plants and assorted feeders.
What a ruckus!
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