For Wordless Wednesday, let your images tell the story.
“True hope is swift and flies on swallow’s wings.” ~ William Shakespeare
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Thank you, Donna! The swallows make it easy on this photographer when they pose 😉
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There’s still lots of work to do. The engineering of the retaining walls is so different here. We got several quotes and they seemed to use the same company for pavers and blocks. The blocks for the walls are hollow in the back and they poured river rocks behind the blocks to hold them. In CA, they use rebar and pour cement in the center of the blocks to build the walls.
Well, the river rocks are mixed with the soil. I had to dig down more than a foot to remove the river rocks and mend the soil with sand, bark chips and good soil. After that, and good soil on top before planting. It was labor intensive work. I’ll wait until the end of summer to do more digging. In the meantime, I have some flowers to look at.
Side eye, that’s funny Linda. That’s what my dog does and he knows he’s doing it. I got so lucky with the swallow chick. He was only a couple of feet away when I approached my she-shed. I thought he would squeeze back in but he stayed and posed. I think it was getting hot in the birdhouse.
Animals and birds are funny with the side eye or a backward glance. It’s like they’re thinking “you’re not pulling any funny stuff with me – I see you there!” That swallow chick is getting too big for the birdhouse, like when chicks are ready to fledge and sit on the side of the nest, like they can’t endure staying there a minute longer! 🙂
Thanks, Dawn! We sure are happy to see the swallows here. I’m glad they liked the birdhouse.
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Thanks, Anne! That blurry image was taken under the boat ramp of Rio Viento rv park on Sherman Island years ago. Despite the new camera then, those swallows weren’t easy to catch in flight.
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Thanks, Cathy! When they sit still for a moment you can really see their colors. I had seen mama swallow sitting at the birdhouse opening before. But it was just last week when I walked by my she-shed, I saw the baby sitting in the opening with his mouth open. He just sat there, I’m thinking because it was hot that day. Someone told me on Facebook the swallow babies fledge fully able to fly but they go back into the nest.
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