My favorite daily warm weather activity is to take my morning coffee out to my "secret garden" spot in our backyard early in the morning (a garden bench shielded by trees and shrubs so no one can see you). The birds sing so pretty early in the morning, and I can watch them and the squirrels visit the bird bath (no rats at my house--LOL). If I'm really lucky, the fox will be out grooming itself and rolling in the grass. On a less frequent basis, I love picnics beside a fast moving mountain stream (the sound and the quality of the light on the water fascinate me) and then sitting there reading a book until I'm lulled to sleep.
We don't have a lot of land, but we do have a very large yard for living in the city. Our neighborhood was built when the cost of land was not prohibitive and with a lot of curves and cul de sacs which created some very large back yards. I like "natural" landscapes, so our yard was designed to look like it just grew there. Besides my rose bushes, the only flowers are wild flowers or perennials that we have planted through the years--no formal flower beds. The trees and shrubs have been allowed to grow in their natural form with minimal trimming.
I have a friend who just hates squirrels because she loves birds and the squirrels go after the birds' eggs. She always calls them rats with bushy tails. She has told me lots of times that if squirrels did not have bushy tails, people would consider them vermin. And, our neighbor behind us had a horrible fight with the neighborhood squirrels. He decided to plant grape vines, and guess who just loved the grapes. He kept trying to trap the squirrels and then would take them to a city park and release them. For every one he trapped, two more moved in. He finally gave up and says he now raises grapes for the squirrels. We gave up on putting food into feeders. The squirrels just got into them and pushed all the food they didn't like out onto the ground for the birds. We just skip that step and put the food on the ground to begin with.
I will say that the local wild-life make our patio door the cats' TV screen.
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Getting Italian ice or ice cream with my nieces.
Sitting on my deck with a good book.
Going RVing with DH and Winnie! :)
I love sitting outside and reading. It is even better if you are by some kind of body of water.
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My favorite summer activity is complete NONactivity!
Nap
Read
Nap
Eat
Nap
LOL...
Molly
My favorite daily warm weather activity is to take my morning coffee out to my "secret garden" spot in our backyard early in the morning (a garden bench shielded by trees and shrubs so no one can see you). The birds sing so pretty early in the morning, and I can watch them and the squirrels visit the bird bath (no rats at my house--LOL). If I'm really lucky, the fox will be out grooming itself and rolling in the grass. On a less frequent basis, I love picnics beside a fast moving mountain stream (the sound and the quality of the light on the water fascinate me) and then sitting there reading a book until I'm lulled to sleep.
Rosemary
Rosemary, that does sound idyllic.
Molly
We don't have a lot of land, but we do have a very large yard for living in the city. Our neighborhood was built when the cost of land was not prohibitive and with a lot of curves and cul de sacs which created some very large back yards. I like "natural" landscapes, so our yard was designed to look like it just grew there. Besides my rose bushes, the only flowers are wild flowers or perennials that we have planted through the years--no formal flower beds. The trees and shrubs have been allowed to grow in their natural form with minimal trimming.
I have a friend who just hates squirrels because she loves birds and the squirrels go after the birds' eggs. She always calls them rats with bushy tails. She has told me lots of times that if squirrels did not have bushy tails, people would consider them vermin. And, our neighbor behind us had a horrible fight with the neighborhood squirrels. He decided to plant grape vines, and guess who just loved the grapes. He kept trying to trap the squirrels and then would take them to a city park and release them. For every one he trapped, two more moved in. He finally gave up and says he now raises grapes for the squirrels. We gave up on putting food into feeders. The squirrels just got into them and pushed all the food they didn't like out onto the ground for the birds. We just skip that step and put the food on the ground to begin with.
I will say that the local wild-life make our patio door the cats' TV screen.
Rosemary
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