TBT: EYESORE

Gosh, I can't tell you how many years it's been  with all our gorgeous window views here from the bowl of the End of the Rainbow Valley I have been staring from my dining spot at an eyesore...

When Natureman set the homemade T shaped birdfeeder in the front flower bed, it seemed a great place for bird watching as they congregated during dining times while we enjoyed ours...

But eventually the tree branch post needed replacing. Natureman found a different post but I have to admit the feeder's 6"X 6"post seemed a bit overkill. Seriously, how much could those birds weigh? 





Over time Natureman's construction wisdom (?) would prove itself weight bearing as other animals besides birds helped themselves to seed, jelly/ suet/ the birds themselves... Really, besides birds of prey picking the diners off, the barn cats have been seen atop it as they leap up in a single bounce for a feathered catch, raccoons and possums have knocked off and broken a couple jelly bowls but it was the squirrels that acted like real pigs scarfing up all the seeds.

Natureman decided an unused tin chimney flue would prevent those greedy squirrels from scaling the post. It's slick flat surface gave the squirrels nothing to hold on to and at first it 'seemed' to do the trick. Until squirrels appreared atop the feeder again. As we watched, they headed to the nearby pine tree and found the branches which would serve as springing boards, flying onto the feeder. This was easily remedied by pruning branches back and the birds finally got their sunflower seed. 

What did remain was the eyesore of the shiny metal on the weathered post until 2 weeks ago when I couldn't stand it anymore. 


 I had this new set of acrylic paints aching for a project ... TBC check out this past week's FOTO FRIDAY.