Yard, Gardens, Birds and Critters

I Don’t Listen By Mary J Williams © I told myself Before going outside Just do the watering Nothing else on the side Did I listen to me I don’t think I did I grabbed the clippers I thought I had hid Over to a bush Growing out of another plant This will not do That is my rant! Take the clippers to it Cut that bush down Did the ID first Before cutting to the ground A Possumhaw Holly Was the name of the bush No clue where it came from Cutting was hard, then gave a big push Well, that is cut down Try to dig out another time As long as I don’t hurt The crepe myrtle that’s mine Then trimmed out Two Coreopsis growing there Even pulled weeds More and more I swear Trimmed up the Bee Balm No seed tops to save All eaten up Nothing for another day I then begin to water I am all worn out I didn’t listen to myself Now I’m sore and going to pout                                             July 31, 2024

At My Kitchen Sink By Mary J Williams © Standing at my kitchen sink Trying to fix supper I look out and see a squirrel And then I start to sputter I can’t believe it It can’t be true The squirrel eating My Christmas cactus I grew He is holding a piece I can see him eating I run to get my camera Proof is what I will be needing There I have a picture I just can’t believe it Eating Christmas Cactus I wish the heck he’d quit Now I’m watching Bluebirds In the birdbath, bathing It is a Juvenile It really is amazing Then the one starts to preen On his chest, tail feathers and wings All of that then flies down again Into the water he flings Wait, the squirrel is back Rose Moss flowers to eat No wonder I don’t have flowers The rose moss is his next treat I can’t believe all that is going on I see an orange bird across from me No picture, as he flew Just as soon as I could see Juvenile Bluebirds Three of them I see I am out on the deck now The neighbor’s feeder across from me One more bird to ad

  Standing On The Deck By Mary J Williams © Outside on the deck Checking the water for birds Making sure plants are okay And then a caw I heard A crow was talking loudly Over and over again I decided to answer And said hello to him He cawed back Again, I said hi Asked him what was wrong He cawed his reply I didn’t understand Crow talk is not my thing Although I told him to come to me An answer it did bring Many caws are sounding He is telling me something I know What he is saying I think I need to learn crow Ah, what is that movement Chipmunks running around Over there on the deck Two there on the ground Now I hear the crow again He sounds closer to me I think he is coming I hope I can see Overhead he flys I said stop right here He ignored me, he did Flew over, no more is he near The chipmunks are gone too They found a hole under the deck Guess I will go inside too The show is over, nothing more to check                                          7-20-2024