06/30/11

Chickadee Visitors

It is a rite this time of year: I find myself evaluating the state of my less-than-perfectly-manicured yard, and, without fail, stand frozen for a moment or two, baffled by the fact that it is already June.Next, I survey the plethora of weeds, or as I prefer to call them, “wild flowers,” that the bird bath rests amid. This is the point when I finally arrive at the conclusion that I’ve, once again, unknowingly fallen behind. I glance around to be sure, and note that just across the street, the pansies are purposefully potted, seemingly anchoring the ivy-wound mailbox post. And, as further proof of my landscaping malaise, at the Westernmost reaches of my yard, my gaze settles on a neighboring property owners’ custom-designed shade garden, accented meticulously by a...

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