It was a beautiful weekend, Chris and her mates were drying newly dyed yarn. I was drying newly washed (and oldly knitted) garments. I like being able to do this out-of-doors, they seem really fresh that way when I fold them up and put them in the cedar chest. Of course, I do remove those silver maple helicopters.
Red Tailed Hawk update - I’ve seen the fledglings often now. (I wish I had pictures.) They pop their heads up over the edge of the nest, looking around. Their beaks are tiny buttons on their faces. They look for all the world like a doofy happy baby who has managed to pull himself up on the side of the crib, and stands there grinning and drooling. The other day I saw one balancing on the edge of the nest, waving its wings around. No, no, get back in the nest. What would we do with a baby red tail in the yard- how could we help it? My nephew’s answer — ” Uncle Guy could shoot a squirrel and you could feed the baby with it. They eat carrion.” A pause, then acknowledging that this might not take place. “Or, you could just trap some mice.”
Yeah. I’ll be calling the Minnesota Raptor Center, rest assured.
MLE
5 responses so far ↓
Chris // June 2, 2009 at 9:12 pm |
Here’s hoping the babies stay in the nest!
I guess a drought is good for drying handknits and wet yarn, if nothing else, eh?
Jocelyn // June 2, 2009 at 11:38 pm |
I love drying things out-of-doors, and in the summer, I find that clothes dry on my line faster than in my dryer!
Gale // June 3, 2009 at 12:07 am |
Great idea. I did the hats, mittens and scarves this very way last Sunday. It was a great drying day around here, with towels drying on the line in about 2 hrs.
Good luck with the baby hawks. We had a fledgling in the backyard last week and watched it for quite some time for it to work it’s way over the fence.
Melinda // June 3, 2009 at 5:24 am |
Gotta love your nephew. What a plan.
gale (she shoots sheep shots) // June 3, 2009 at 12:02 pm |
I first read that as “oddly knitted” and they don’t look odd to me at all! Nothing like clean knits put away for the season, I need to do that too.