Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking
Link: http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/2017/01/for-birds.html
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| Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood |
FOR THE BIRDS
DIY (Do It Yourself) PROJECT
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| Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood |
We were in the midst of a blizzard
in 2014, in the heart of America.
Snow continued to fall throughout the day.
The weather reports predicted
eight to ten inches of snowfall by the evening.
My DIY (Do It Yourself) project
did NOT turn out exactly as expected...
but the birds don't seem to mind.
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| Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood. CLICK on each photo to enlarge. |
First...before the snow fell,
I filled the bird feeders in our yard
with cranberries and bird seed.
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Here's a special project for the birds!
This looked like an easy project:
Cranberry Ice Globes!
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| "Christmas 2013" by Jo Ann & Vickie. www.gooseberrypatch.com |
Gather Supplies:
Round Balloons
Birdseed
Orange Peel
Dried Cranberries
(or Other Dried Fruit)
Greenery
Funnel
Water
Freezer
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| Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood |
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| Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood |
Directions:
- Drop the birdseed, orange peel, dried fruit and greenery into the empty balloon. (Use a funnel if necessary.)
- Fill the balloon with water, and tie a knot at the top.
- Place in the freezer, turning the balloon every 20 minutes until frozen.
- Remove from freezer, and peel off balloon.
- Set outside in cold weather for the birds.
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| "Christmas 2013" by Jo Ann & Vickie. www.gooseberrypatch.com |
Instruction # 1...easy peasy.
Drop the birdseed, orange peel, dried fruit and
greenery into the empty balloon.
(Use a funnel if necessary.)
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#2 - Fill the balloon with water, and tie a knot at the top.
This is where it all went wrong.
I filled the balloon with water,
but it didn't get any bigger -
SO -I blew in the balloon....
which caused everything inside to overflow...
inside my mouth.
Icky!
I gave up following the instructions after two more tries
resulted in two more mouthfuls of birdseed and greenery.
I must admit that I was NOT looking forward to
Instruction #3:
Place in the freezer,
turning the balloon every 20 minutes until frozen.
What's a girl to do?
My silicone muffin pans came to the rescue!
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I filled the muffin pans with birdseed, cranberries and greenery,
(we didn't have any oranges), and left some greenery
(Boxwood & Arborvitae) sticking out,
and finally poured in the water.
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| Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood |
Then: the muffin pans went in the freezer.
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The frozen bird treats came out easily from the silicone pans
when I turned them upside down.
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Aren't they beautiful in the frozen birdbath?
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| Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood |
I hope my feathered friends enjoy their feast!
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I put other Ice Globes/Discs around the yard.
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| Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood |
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Thanks for stopping by!
Come back often, and invite a friend!
Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking
How many days until spring?!!!
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| Copyright 2011 Marcia Norwood. CLICK on each photo to ENLARGE. |
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