tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post954499157369093929..comments2024-03-25T05:22:06.514-04:00Comments on Merely Day By Day: SOLS #15: Backyard BirdwatchingCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-84531048372174131382012-03-21T20:42:01.771-04:002012-03-21T20:42:01.771-04:00The last line was so perfect to describe time with...The last line was so perfect to describe time with Grandma.hillyvanilleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16505733718365870779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-73685050781701792802012-03-19T09:33:02.806-04:002012-03-19T09:33:02.806-04:00My mom gave me the gift of watching the sky, the b...My mom gave me the gift of watching the sky, the birds, the garden...nature.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-39919965538659150492012-03-16T17:09:20.765-04:002012-03-16T17:09:20.765-04:00Your description of the backyard was so full of de...Your description of the backyard was so full of detail! I loved the pictures in your post, and I love that your grandma always looked for the cardinals' mates. I'm from Ohio too so I have similar bird memories!JenniferMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603450967368808356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-64125969063985178842012-03-16T12:59:13.080-04:002012-03-16T12:59:13.080-04:00And now I watch birds with my own grandson. Your ...And now I watch birds with my own grandson. Your memory brought so many good moments spent with my own grandparents. How special that relationship is-your grandmother must have loved watching you and your siblings race around the trees in different games. Nice to hear about the birds, too. We don't have cardinals in Colorado so it's a special treat when we visit family in Missouri to see and hear their 'cheer, cheer'. thanks Kathy!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-47092976808770359652012-03-16T07:53:19.279-04:002012-03-16T07:53:19.279-04:00I love the way the quote from Donald Murray sets t...I love the way the quote from Donald Murray sets the tone for your story. <br /><br />Your words made me want to sit beside your grandma, perfectly still, and watch the birds too.Christy Rush-Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581876400990779210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-16208188298394460942012-03-16T07:36:08.040-04:002012-03-16T07:36:08.040-04:00Your story brings back so many memories of watchin...Your story brings back so many memories of watching the birds with my grandma. She also watched squirrels. She bought expensive nuts just for the squirrels and she would scold my grandfather if he got into them. :) I vividly remember spending a week with my grandma the last summer she was alive. One of the things Grandma was no longer allowed to do was go outside to feed the birds by herself. Every single morning, she'd wait for me to go get dressed and she'd sneak outside with her walker and feed the birds. I'd catch her out there, smiling and talking to the birds like they were her old friends. Like your grandma, she so enjoyed watching them and telling stories about them. I love your stories about the past...they bring back such wonderful memories for me. Thanks!Julie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497758310228642932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-11933235244908795132012-03-15T23:29:46.363-04:002012-03-15T23:29:46.363-04:00There is something sacred about our childhood memo...There is something sacred about our childhood memories. You capture the moment beautifully! I love the lines, "As the evening air warms" I can almost feel the warm wind from the south blowing my hair and "watching heaven through her kitchen window" - the whole moment is a little bit of heaven! Thanks for giving us a peek through the windows into your life!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13806780584522995159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-18543446332029471242012-03-15T23:27:17.131-04:002012-03-15T23:27:17.131-04:00Both of my parents are birdwatchers to this day. ...Both of my parents are birdwatchers to this day. And, because of that, I grew up thinking of the bluejay as the bully of the backyard. Great memories, Cathy!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06549453373381775445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-38705890805019863042012-03-15T23:13:52.028-04:002012-03-15T23:13:52.028-04:00Beautiful last line. I loved the scattering of ph...Beautiful last line. I loved the scattering of photos throughout the post. This line "Those blue jays are bullies. Chasing all the other birds away so they can have the food to themselves." is something I have heard my own dad say many times. ;) I could hear the birds - especially the lovely cardinals. Whenever I hear the cardinal calls, I search the skies until I find them.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18011661904689079860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-17240740595636654662012-03-15T22:27:40.877-04:002012-03-15T22:27:40.877-04:00Love grandma memories. Today I was at a school obs...Love grandma memories. Today I was at a school observing. Two five year old boys were using binoculars to watch for birds. They saw two doves, a duck, and a black bird which they informed was a chickadee. Precious!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-23297018777394786462012-03-15T22:24:01.507-04:002012-03-15T22:24:01.507-04:00Beautiful. I felt like I was right there with you,...Beautiful. I felt like I was right there with you, watching those bully Blue Jays.Katherine Sokolowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613122879321312187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-83492751159652797542012-03-15T22:21:56.225-04:002012-03-15T22:21:56.225-04:00Cathy,
I can remember doing the same with my Grand...Cathy,<br />I can remember doing the same with my Grandma...she loved watching the birds and she'd say the same about the jays. She used to say, "chu chu lay"-come and sit a spell. Thanks for your post, it evokes many fond memories of my grammie!Amy Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177520075043676835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699397659689455615.post-60536667287743784392012-03-15T22:12:03.725-04:002012-03-15T22:12:03.725-04:00What a sweet memory.What a sweet memory.Lennyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437152011277318795noreply@blogger.com