"my father told me
all about the birds and the bees,
the liar - i went steady
with a woodpecker
till I was twenty-one."
-bob hope
the urge for a change of scenery...for the hands as well as the eyes...found me puttering about in the wood shed these past couple evenings. reacquainting myself with the various array of power tools which reside there in. exploring a back story for a character i've been contemplating.
from scraps of discarded "waste" this bird house began to arise. it all began when a cast out board "marred" by a gaping knot hole whispered stories of shelter from the fire pile. shifted from there to my truck bed, and then along to my wood shed, it began to whisper in earnest. buzz. buzz. bang. bang. the foundation of a home arose. blue pine, gifted with the happy happenstance of a large knot hole (the perfect door), needed little coaxing to take form. now to dig into the pile of scrapped cedar cut offs in search of shake shingles to roof this little house (ok...so it's not so little at 23 inches tall). and then....who knows what else will find its way home?
i shall have to begin work on its future inhabitant soon...
namasté
what a beautiful home!
ReplyDeletethank you, mo. there's still a lot to do though...
DeleteOhhh Joe, so clever of you to start a bird house : perfect timing !
ReplyDeleteI was always told the house should be there to inspect by future inhabitants really early in the year .... you never know when exectly they start looking ...
perhaps...but i tend to be slow moving these days. who knows when it will be ready?
Deletebased on the size of the door, what do you expect will live there?
ReplyDeletei really have no idea. i am not familiar with local birds. perhaps it will be a resident of my own making?
DeleteHow lovely to have the skill to use those interesting bits of wood from the fire pile - they do turn up from time to time don't they, too lovely to burn. Ours join an assortment of object in the "courtyard", kept for their interest or beauty, and sit alongside plants in pots. Whoever moves in here will have a lovely home.
ReplyDeleteyes indeed! i've got my eye on a stump that may just need to become a fairy house!
DeleteGlad to see you're blogging again ... I'm into stitching and my husband Don is into assemblage art, so we'll enjoy following you from the Kindred Spirits links on my blog
ReplyDeletethank you so much! it's been somewhat touch and go of late...though i have hopes this will change soon! welcome!!
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