Wacky Wednesdays Are For The Birds!

I certainly can't take credit for this awesome picture though I wish that I could. A girlfriend sent it to me and isn't it cool?

I've been so slammed in my catering business that this is all I've got today. Hey, I'm not complaining. I couldn't ask for more!! I love to stay busy and of course the payola is a huge plus.

But, I do make my own bird food because I love to see my feathered friends all around my yard. This recipe is so easy and makes quite a bit so it lasts for awhile. We have many birdhouses and feeders around our yard. We've been spying nests being made and getting ready for eggs and courting dances of male birds trying to impress the ladies with their mating rituals. Boy, they really put themselves out there sometimes, don't they? Of course, most of the ladies play it coy, cool and hard to get!
Try this wonderful wild bird food...........the birds around your house will love it!!


****2 pounds lard, 2 cups flour
36 oz jar peanut butter, 2 cups cornmeal
8 cups wild bird seed mix

Melt ingredients together. Once it's cool but still liquid, pour into loaf pan lined with plastic wrap. Leave enough plastic wrap around the edges to fold back on itself. When it's solid, put it in the freezer to use as needed. I just peel back the plastic wrap, cut off a piece and put into mesh bags or wire feeders. Sit back and watch the rainbow of colors that will flock to your bird feeders for this tasty treat.


The beautiful birds that will visit for this treat will brighten your day with their brilliant colors and thrilling song. Sometimes the singing around here sounds like a musical festival and I love being enveloped in the birds' uplifting melodies.


******"Birds fly over the rainbow why oh why can't I"*******
~~~~~Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz~~~~~


Steady On
Reggie Girl

Friday Shoot-Out - Wildlife In Motion

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YAY......TGIF!!!! And that makes it time for "Friday Shoot-Out". One of my favorite blogger "dudes" over at The Butler and Bagman Chronicles picked out this week's topic. Animals and wildlife around us and how we have encroached on their territory. (P.S. I miss you dude and I'm waiting to take that photo with Bagman!!)
We have quite a few people starting participating in Friday Shoot-Outs. Patty and I @ Crisfield, Maryland started and it took on a life of it's own. We have GingerV from Brazil, Loida from China, HalfCrazy from the Phillipines and the ever popular Barry, Papa, Noe Noe, J9, Oz Girl from all over the Continental U.S showing off their towns. Someone needs to call Ellen or Oprah!! Just kidding and please visit their blogs and check out their snaps! And don't forget that you can click on any photo to have a closer view. GingerV @ Flowers and More has chosen next week's subject (scroll down) since it was her turn. Please check out her blog......she's one nice lady and sends me the funniest and sweetest e-mails.
So here we go.........

A cute little Prarie Dog......



A Horned Owl.....



A Toucan behind bars. Wonder what he did? Did he steal for Fruit Loops?.....



A beautiful Parrot at the zoo.......



A Red Coyotes behind. I think he was shy......



Spoon-Billed Drake..........



Hungry Mallards.....I think they are encroaching on my territory right now.......



Indian Peacock.......



Goat, donkey and sheep.....again, mostly behinds



Crouching Tigress Sophie watching me type yesterday morning's blog post...



More goats.......a few faces this time but still.....nice butts though.....



Roxie our rescue Border Collie (Prince says that Roxie is a "stripper's" name. I wonder how he would know something like that? She's ever so sweet and Roxie likes her name. I have no idea what kind of past she has). She jumps a mile high when I bring out the groceries (okay, maybe not a mile but she does jump really high).....



A yellow jacket feasting on nectar on my blueberry bushes. I know that she's REALLY hard to find in there....look over to the far left....she's really petite and has her face down in a bloom supping! I hope she spreads lots of pollen to the other four bushes.......



Ellie Bee our 3 pound Chihuahua with the Doberman attitude (my kinda gal. Good for her, she doesn't take anything off those bigger ones, lol). She keeps all the other big dogs in line.......



Neighbor guy's rescue pup Dixie. I say she's a Dixie Darlin........



Roxie, Sadie and Gus. I have their undivided attention right now. I have grub....Okay B&B, this is a "wild time" at our house. It's like a stampede every meal. Geez, you'd think we never feed them. Every time it's like the first time they've ever seen food........



Sadie telling Gus "Look, I'm the Diving Board Queen of 2009. I am still able to fulfill my duties so back off". And yes Barry, Sadie will relinquish the diving board for a few minutes if you and lovely Linda would come to Newnan for a little swim. Talk about a wild time!! I don't know if Newnan could handle the party....



The beautiful GingerV has chosen the subject "My Town-the Four (4,5, or 6 blocks of your towns Main Street for next Friday she says). Sounds like a great subject to me hey Patty?


*****"This Is My Town"******
~~~~Montgomery Gentry~~~~

Hope everyone has a weekend filled with love, joy and laughter.

Steady On
Reggie Girl