Saturday, July 09, 2005
Bird Shower
It has been incredibly dry here; comparable to the dust bowl years of 1934-5. I normally don't water anything in the garden, but this year I've had to water newly planted azaleas and Japanese maples; it's either water or lose them. It's not uncommon in dry weather, when I'm watering to have a bird show up for a shower, but today was a record. As I was watering with the hose, a chickadee showed up, landing on a limb right in front of me, so I turned the hose to "mist" and gave him a shower. Almost immediately, a cardinal flew down and joined in... then a loud buzz announced the arrival of a hummingbird, and finally a goldfinch showed up. They all sat there on the dogwood tree, shaking their wings in the cool spray. After 10 minutes I got on with my watering; I think they would otherwise still be there showering. Next they'll want soap on a rope!
// posted by IBOY @ 7:01 PM 
