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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

I posted the other day that the Finches are back....both the Goldfinch and House Finch. I found a solution to a problem that I want to share. As soon as I hung the finch sock, the sparrows flocked to it. This has been an on going issue for several years so following advise that I got from a facebook friend I hung a bit of fishing line from the top of the sock hanging down. For a week no sparrows. I was worried that the fishing line would keep the finches away but there are 2 to 4 at a time getting the Niger seed. So far, no more sparrows. Thanks to my son-in-law for providing the fishing line.
The other day I was so happy to see two little Chickadees bathing in my kettle water feature. They were in the pitcher that empties out into the kettle.....just the right depth for them, I guess.I always hear them but seldom see the Chickadees about, I also have a Cardinal pair nesting in my Blue Spruce in the front. It's all happening here on Pagel Ave.

Sunday, April 24, 2016

St. Philip's Cemetery

I will be posting a series of photos that I took in Charleston, South Carolina starting with this one of St. Philip's as well as architecture and gardens and gates.

St. Philips

I could have spent hours here reading all the headstones. some of course, were unreadable and many were very beautiful

I wish that I could read this one as he must have been a soldier, probably in the Civil War. Also it appears he was a Mason.

Beautiful!

My grand daughter put me in my place when I didn't know who John Calhoun was. He was a Senator form SC, Vice President, Secretary of War, Secretary of State and a Democrat (that must have been long ago when there were Democrats elected in South Carolina)