TELL ME A STORY

TELL ME A STORY
"Tell your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation." Joel 1:3

Sunday, February 21, 2016

BIRDBATH

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking


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Birdbath



 Birdbath

  ...an ornamental basin set up for birds to drink from or bathe in.



My cement birdbath is well over 40 years old.  I've painted it different colors over the years with regular house paint, and also spray paint.  First I use a base color, and then add a second color for highlights.


Birdbath painted white at our former home on the Lewis and Clark Trail in Independence, Missouri.  Copyright 2000  Marcia Norwood

Our former home near Fort Osage (on the Lewis & Clark Trail) in Independence, Missouri.  Copyright 2000 Marcia Norwood

Gardens at our former home in Independence.  Copyright 2000 Marcia Norwood

Tiny Ponds in Gardens at our former home in Independence.  Copyright 2000 Marcia Norwood


Missouri Military Wagon at our former home in Independence, Missouri.  Copyright 2000 Marcia Norwood

The birdbath came with us when we downsized.  I painted the cement birdbath with a red spray paint, and then highlighted it with black spray paint to give it a terra-cotta look to match the flowers I planted.


Copyright 2006 Marcia Norwood

Copyright 2006 Marcia Norwood

I painted Granny Lucille's old flower pot and the antique water pump to match the birdbath.   Copyright 2006 Marcia Norwood

Copyright 2006 Marcia Norwood

Copyright 2006 Marcia Norwood

Copyright 2006 Marcia Norwood


Copyright 2006 Marcia Norwood

 Birdies like even the plastic birdbath in my yard.
 
Copyright 2009  Marcia Norwood

Copyright 2006 Marcia Norwood



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Copyright 2011  Marcia Norwood

Cartoon.  Copyright 2011  Marcia Norwood

Copyright 2002  Marcia Norwood



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Copyright 2006  Marcia Norwood

Copyright 2006  Marcia Norwood

Bird Watching Through the Screen Window.  Copyright 2006  Marcia Norwood

Mourning Dove!  Bird Watching Through the Screen Window.  Copyright 2006  Marcia Norwood

Mourning Dove!  Bird Watching Through the Screen Window.  Copyright 2006  Marcia Norwood



 Copyright 2006  Marcia Norwood

 Copyright 2006  Marcia Norwood

 Copyright 2006  Marcia Norwood




 Copyright 2006  Marcia Norwood

 Copyright 2006  Marcia Norwood

 Coconut Shell makes a great birdbath.  Copyright 2012  Marcia Norwood

 Copyright 2013  Marcia Norwood

Feb 04, 2014
but the birds don't seem to mind. ... I filled the bird feeders in our yard. with cranberries and bird seed. Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood. Here's a special project for the birds! ... Set outside in cold weather for the birds.

 Copyright 2012  Marcia Norwood

 Copyright 2013  Marcia Norwood


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 Copyright 2006  Marcia Norwood





 White Plastic Birdbath.  Copyright 2006  Marcia Norwood

Blue Ceramic Birdbath Planted with Flowers at Blue Springs Historical Society Garden Tour.  Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood

Blue Ceramic Birdbath Planted with Flowers at Blue Springs Historical Society Garden Tour.  Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood