Sunday, July 28, 2013

log cabins ready for chickadees

Hopefully soon a pair of chickadees or finches will appreciate the following:

     the roof of their house is rugged spruce from
     a Home Depot cull pile


     the logs were, in a former life, a set of shelves used 
     o store merchandise in the basement of Mr. Lamont's
     Antiques in Wortley Village

     the base was formerly a dresser drawer
     belonging to my neighbour


     the small birdhouse on the bench is a 'tip of the hat' to
     my father, a former member of the Royal Canadian Navy
     Volunteer Reserve (1941 - 1945) who took part
     in three D-Days and survived to make
     many birdhouses in Oxford County

     the wee flower pot outside the door is free
     and I'll drop a few sunflower seeds into it
     every now and again

Birdhouses from rescued lumber always have a story to tell.

Photos by GH

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