tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058468335076574056.post3434851985861611850..comments2024-03-24T06:39:53.350-05:00Comments on Texas Quilt Gal: I Like Thursdays 4-13-23Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17786068334983762178noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058468335076574056.post-58212634489227624572023-04-16T15:16:08.158-05:002023-04-16T15:16:08.158-05:00Hurray for Toby being a good nurse and helping you...Hurray for Toby being a good nurse and helping your hubby take care of you! I'm with you on going to bed late and getting up early. Good thing we need less sleep these older years Linda. I loved seeing your starling nest. I wouldn't take it down either. Carol Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12172037214693819273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058468335076574056.post-7261272180594875002023-04-16T06:32:16.801-05:002023-04-16T06:32:16.801-05:00So sweet of Toby to be nurse kitty; they always se...So sweet of Toby to be nurse kitty; they always seems to know when we need extra comfort. The barn swallow is beautiful and I, too, would have mixed feelings but leave it for the season. We have sparrows nesting in a gutter...keep telling them it is not the driest spot in the world, so I hope they do ok. These days I can be either. Love to get up and have the house to myself or work late (not too late) into the night, however, I mostly do neither and get things done in the middle of the day.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11621591443896350515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058468335076574056.post-75912341124692063812023-04-14T22:48:56.814-05:002023-04-14T22:48:56.814-05:00Linda - how wonderful to have a nurse like Toby he...Linda - how wonderful to have a nurse like Toby help you through your recovery! Our neighbor has a large barn on her property, and they have as many as twenty swallow pairs that return each year to nest! I am joining you from I Like Thursday!Angiehttps://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058468335076574056.post-47444284207555858582023-04-14T14:03:48.307-05:002023-04-14T14:03:48.307-05:00It is fun to have your own personal bird nest to w...It is fun to have your own personal bird nest to watch, but goodness, they do make a mess!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12410396096264457223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058468335076574056.post-92005441221334613272023-04-14T11:49:06.040-05:002023-04-14T11:49:06.040-05:00A lovely post, Linda. How wonderful to have barn s...A lovely post, Linda. How wonderful to have barn swallows nesting there. I wonder how many will successfully fledge with your tolerance. They are on the threatened bird list here as swallows in general decrease. And their blue is a special blue colour..forget what just now. Meanwhile, hope the recovery continues to go well with the help of furry company, etc. Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11770193529950365462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058468335076574056.post-38736627517036199352023-04-14T08:49:53.623-05:002023-04-14T08:49:53.623-05:00I just found out they are barn swallows, not starl...I just found out they are barn swallows, not starlings! They do make a mess on the patio. Thanks for visiting!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786068334983762178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058468335076574056.post-74829000236874129972023-04-14T07:03:13.391-05:002023-04-14T07:03:13.391-05:00Yes they leave a mess, but they are such fun to wa...Yes they leave a mess, but they are such fun to watch. We've had Swallowtails that like to nest on our back porch. It's fun to watch the babies fledge. Have a great weekend. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02876375845688651131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058468335076574056.post-1412162244037247702023-04-13T21:05:35.488-05:002023-04-13T21:05:35.488-05:00What great pictures! Although, I have to say I mig...What great pictures! Although, I have to say I might not be as tolerant of the starlings. They make such a mess! I would say I am a morning person; I am usually up at 5, and in bed by 10 or 10:30. Carolynhttps://quarterinchcapers.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058468335076574056.post-85283150761830075002023-04-13T19:51:00.421-05:002023-04-13T19:51:00.421-05:00Glad you got to enjoy the extra pampering from Tob...Glad you got to enjoy the extra pampering from Toby! Kitties just know! I enjoyed the phots of the starlings and their nest! Sorry they are messy! We have a bird we call a starling,but it must not be one. Cause they don’t look like yours! Ours are noisy and messy and sorta smelly when there are great flocks of them in the yard. I’d probably let them be too! We are just seeing our first robins, and I’m never quick enough or quiet enough to get a photo! They take off in a heartbeat if there is movement close by. grammajudybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00562284172505849145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058468335076574056.post-19906522554357508312023-04-13T19:34:31.395-05:002023-04-13T19:34:31.395-05:00I am neither night owl or early morning person - I...I am neither night owl or early morning person - I am usually sleeping by 11 but in the morning my wake up time varies as I do not sleep well - I might sleep 4 hours and then can't fall back to sleep - sometimes I am awake 3 times in the night - I normally wake up for sure by 7:30 sometimes with only 4 hours of sleep and other times closer to 6 or 7 if I am lucky - been like this for years.<br />I would keep the bird nest too!!Karen - Quilts...etc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07293429657903986492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058468335076574056.post-69762425521761981182023-04-13T19:11:29.433-05:002023-04-13T19:11:29.433-05:00we have birds that return to sleep on our porch ev...we have birds that return to sleep on our porch every night... one of them just returned! We don't open the door when they are there, not to disturb them. Good luck with the surgery, our hearts are with you. Love your "nurse" watching over you. LA Paylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06553491768819243802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058468335076574056.post-34967927552769592862023-04-13T18:59:38.990-05:002023-04-13T18:59:38.990-05:00Not a starling - that looks like a barn swallow. ...Not a starling - that looks like a barn swallow. They are great bug-catchers. You got some great photos - I like the one in flight.<br /><br />I used to be a real morning person. I still wake up early-ish, but will stay in bed and read for an hour. So does that count as a morning person? lolPaintedThreadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430500003121265452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058468335076574056.post-43621682885729146102023-04-13T18:25:29.318-05:002023-04-13T18:25:29.318-05:00I wouldn't shoo that bird away either! So fun...I wouldn't shoo that bird away either! So fun to watch them raise some babies. I do love waking up to the smell of coffee brewing - maybe we should put ours on a timer, too. Hope you are healing and feeling good, Linda!LIttle Penguin Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05963436433585505550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058468335076574056.post-34896242790427796052023-04-13T17:28:11.327-05:002023-04-13T17:28:11.327-05:00What a wonderful photo of the starling in flight. ...What a wonderful photo of the starling in flight. At first, I thought it was a wasps nest - we seem to get those around here. You should like me in the 'early bird/night owl' question. Late to bed and early to rise so as not to miss anything and waking up to the smell of coffee is THE BEST!Anorina @SameliasMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01210287822137630366noreply@blogger.com