Mourning Doves..........

Have been working off and on in the garden for the last few days. C. finished painting the fence except for one small section. He was painting there, and ('our' mourning doves nest in a large willow tree right next to the fence) when he looked up as he was painting, the female was staring at him. It totally unnerved him, so he stopped and began to paint the potting shed instead

.Anyway, the birds should be finished nesting/raising babies in another month or so---- I'll try to get a pic to post here. They are such friendly birds in that they allow you to get quite close, yet remain calm. I love having them around.

The peonies should be blooming in a couple of weeks. They always remind me of how much I miss my Mom.

Del.icio.us : birds, garden, mourningdoves, painting, peonies