I posted a few pics I took this weekend. the birds, my fish, grapevine and headless doll i made. lol.
As i said in the last post, we have new house guests. I got up the other morning and was able to get a few shots of the momma in the nest. as soon as I open the screen, she takes off. Well, on sunday morning, john opened the front door and one of the parent birds was dead on our doorstep. I was afraid the mom would leave the nest now, but she is still sitting there. i just keep listening to hear the babies.
My fish. from all the fires here in california, the bodies of water are growing algie. I bought stuff to clear the water in the fountain, but it didnt work, i think because it was just too bad. So i put the fish in the bowl and started running water through the fountain flooding it til it runs clear. I was gonna keep the fish in the bowl for 24 hours, but they were not doing wel in the bowl. I ended up loosing two of the smaller ones. I think it was too stressfull and the water got too warm for them. I will have to think of a different way to clean the fountain next time around.
I think the grapes on the vines are really pretty. We have vines all over in this area, and i would like to one day go get some shots of the wine grapes. but this vine is in my back yard. We usually dont eat these cus they dont get sweet enough, but we like looking at them. they are supposed to be thompson seedless, and sweet, but they dont get much bigger than a small marble.
Now, as for the headless doll. A few weeks ago at work, i grabbed two cores from the roll stock at work. that would be film to everyone that doesnt know. anyway, i brought the cores home and let them just stand in my sewing room for a while till i could figure out how to make a doll to attach to the legs. then i decided to get the baby outfit and i covered the legs in panty hose and made the arms out of knee hi's. I will have to get some more stuffing to make a face, and when i do I will introduce her to you. I have no idea what i am gonna do with her. maybe i will send her to a good home.
I dont have a whole lot more, i just wanted to put up the pics and explain what they are. have a good week everyone.
The pictures are great - I have to say that the headless doll was a bit creepy.....Sorry to hear about your algae problem - if you have enough room in the fountain to put in an oxygenating plant like foxtail - it doesn't need to be planted - it just kinda sits below the surface and starves the algae by taking its nutrients....and the fish like it too. Sorry you lost a couple - I think you are right and it was the stress of the move.
ReplyDeleteI'm really lucky because my pond is shaded enough that I don't have algae problems. And yes, I think grapes on the vine are gorgeous - we used to have some when I was growing up - but there's just not enough room here to try to grow any.
Good pics. Sorry to hear about the algae, are there fish that eat algae?
ReplyDeletePoor headless baby. I can't wait to see who she looks like?? LOL
ooohhh, I will go over and check out your pics!
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