My Hummingbird Feeder or Sweet Spring

Favorite bird- Hummingbird. BB King gets where it's at.

I needed some in my yard. I think this swarm would be ridiculously cool. Is it called a swarm? Are hummingbird groups still flocks?

But for now I will start with one. This one:

 Perky Pet Mason Jar Hummingbird Feeder

It is in no way necessary to buy the premade hummingbird food with the red dye in it. Hummingbirds are attracted to red, but some red on the feeder should lure them in just fine without the unnatural dye. An easy food recipe is basically the same as making a simple syrup. Take one part sugar to four parts water, boil to kill bacteria and dissolve sugar, let cool, and BAM! (yeah, I'm channeling Emeril).

I used 1 cup of sugar to 4 cups of water

Boil the 4 cups water with sugar stirring occasionally

Let it cool, pour into feeder, and watch the hummingbirds fly in and drink your homemade nectar you worked so painstakingly on.... we hope.

I put my feeder on a shepherd's hook and placed it in my wood barrel planter. In the planter I have basil that thrives in it every year and some red petunias that will hopefully draw in more hummingbirds. If you look very closely at the hook you can see I have already lured in a lizard friends. He is sneaky. I did not even notice him until I was looking at the picture.

If I get some pictures of customers I will be sure to share.

Have a great day,

Spoiling My Dogs or Puppy Love

Let me start by saying this post isn't sponsored (I wish, but no). When it comes to my black Labradors I may spoil them. Quality food though is worth it. As the old saying goes - put good in, get good out. When I first adopted Harley she had severe allergies. After lots of research and trial and error, as we do things here, we started using Merrick dog food. It has been fantastic! Harley's allergies have almost disappeared. Her vet believes she has a protein allergy, which in dogs is apparently quite common, usually chicken and beef. Merrick had lots of other options - lamb, bison, salmon, etc... Now both the labs can't wait to eat and their coats look excellent. They don't have upset stomachs and best of all I have high hopes they'll continue to be healthy. Just my two cents.

And sidenote, it's all made in America so it makes me feel better about safe ingredients for my dog especially with the constant recalls and warnings from dog products from China.

Check it our here : Merrick Pet Care

 

Thanks For Reading My Rant,