sissys pond

[sissy]

still getting strawberries and water hyacinth bloomed

 

[addy1]

What a neat idea! the bird houses. Is that the large black drain pipe?

 

[sissy]

nope cheaper my coffee cans a roto zip cuts the lip off them .But found a can opener also that just cuts the lip off .Then you just cut back an inch and half to get the top shroud .I have made 5 of them so far .1 for each sister and 1 for my favorite mail lady Terry and an extra one for who ever .The can is screwed threw the back to a board

 

[j.w]

Very neat idea @sissy the bird can houses! Will the birds actually use them? Just wondering if they would get too hot in shaded area or not here.

 

[addy1]

nope cheaper my coffee cans a roto zip cuts the lip off them .But found a can opener also that just cuts the lip off .Then you just cut back an inch and half to get the top shroud .I have made 5 of them so far .1 for each sister and 1 for my favorite mail lady Terry and an extra one for who ever .The can is screwed threw the back to a board

Darn I buy whole beans.............no cans here. We have some laying around I will see if I can gather them up.

 

[sissy]

I got some of mine at the dump .You have to put holes and silicon window screening in the sides of the cans towards the back to allow air flow .I used a metal spade bit and made a hole on each side .Keeps the can cool my sister has had birdies in hers .I saw them peeking out .The little yellow finch's seem to like them .Forgot the hummingbirds see the red one and peck at it LOL

 

[sissy]

plastic paint cans work also .Just cut them so the handles come off .I used mine from my olympic solid color stain .Thing is that I use them after I clean them for other things also .Olympic is the only one that has plastic ones that I have seen .

 

[callingcolleen1]

Sweet Tweets ! Some birdies are going to LOVE them houses Sissy.

 

[sissy]

I am going to make a feeder one also .I have lots of things I want to build but have to finish the projects and repairs to the house first .Seems the honey do list never ends

 

[callingcolleen1]

I know what you mean, I got a list of projects around the house too. At least I finished my "bathroom" project for now. Looks way better with fresh paint and new floor. Now Just have to clean and fix spare room, work on a new fence for our back, still want to put new liner in that one old upper pond.... We shall see how far I get before the "snow comes".

 

[sissy]

Well at least my snow does not come as soon as yours .I still have to restain the front porch which is 100 feet long and 10 feet deep and restain the porch on the shed .It has been to wet or to hot to stain .I did get my concrete leaves done and they are curing slowly in the basement .Will be ready for next year .Still have to buy a couple of boards for the decks and finish more shelves for the shed for my son .Cleaned out half of the basement .Does it ever end NO

 

[sissy]

I am so upset my sister just left and bad news from the hospital on tests .Looks like it is lung cancer and may have spread to her lymph nodes .She has to go back wednesday for more tests .I don't know any more and I am lost .

 

[j.w]

So very sorry to hear this sissy

 

[addy1]

So sorry to hear Sissy, sending her prayers.

 

[sissy]

forgot to say if you don't have coffee cans for the stop light birdhouses you can use paint cans also .When you cut them you can cut the handles off .Thank you all for your support ,I just hope on hope that it is not cancer