What bird matches your birth month? Take a look to see which of the birth month birds aligns with your birthday and your character traits.
You’ve probably heard of birth month gemstones and birth month flowers, but have you heard of birth month birds? It might come as a surprise to learn every month of the year has not only a representative jewel and flower, but also a bird. From owls to ravens, here are the birds that represent everyone’s birthdays.
January: Owl
Wise and formidable, owls preside over the woods at night. They’re commonly seen as a symbol of smarts, with great horned owls showing up on many a graduation card. Identify these January birth month birds by their large eyes, rounded heads and hooked beak. Listen for their hooting when the skies grow dark.
“There are few things as thrilling as having a great horned owl visit your backyard. In winter we heard this owl and its mate singing to each other under the stars almost every night. Occasionally, they graced us with a nap in the evergreen trees in the daytime, which allowed me to capture this image,” says Lin Mcgrew.
Check the link to see 'Whooo-Whooo' represents you. :)
https://www.birdsandblooms.com/birding/birth-month-birds/
Hi Everybody!
(((HUGS)))
I’m a Canary...always have felt like a “canary in the coal mine”...
Hobbies: sitting on door frames and taunting men who have lost girlfriends named Lenore.
I’m an EAGLE !!!
It’s time to swoop out of the sky grab a stupid politician with My Talons and rip it to shreds with My beak.
Then spit out the pieces as to not poison Myself...
Chocolate rose that is ready for the Pasadena Rose Parade!:
My mouser keeping the orange trees free of tree rats:
Happy Christmas Decorating!
Foggy, “drippy” sort of morning with showers later. Very mild temps: mid 60’s today, maybe 70 & rain again tomorrow!
This week was ‘Merry Christmas’ to me - ordered & received the following:
A candy thermometer that is built into a spatula. When making jams that do not have added pectin, instructions tend to be boil until ‘gel point’ is reached - this is about 220°. With the thermometer IN the spatula (removable for cleaning), I can stir while watching for the correct temp & I do not have to worry about the probe point touching the bottom of the pan & giving a false reading. I have a recipe I am going to try it on: Cranberry-Apple Preserves, p. 65 Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving. The recipe is also posted here, with the only change being to bring to a full rolling boil for 2 minutes rather than to 220°:
Cranberry Apple Jam with a Hint of Orange
https://www.onehundreddollarsamonth.com/cranberry-apple-jam-with-a-hint-of-orange/
Didn’t I mention some threads back I was through with canning for 2023? Ha ha ha ....
A casserole carrier - does hot or cold, double-decker, holds 2 9x13 dishes. I am tired of scrounging coolers, boxes, etc. for carrying dishes to family feasts. It will get used the first time next weekend for a family Christmas dinner & should keep my dishes hot for the 2 hour trip.
Book: “Fire Cider, 101 zesty recipes for health-boosting remedies made with apple cider vinegar” by Rosemary Gladstar. This, to me, was thoroughly delightful & more than I expected. It tells the tale of how the community term ‘fire cider’ was trademarked & why this was devastating & a very bad precedent for the herbal community. I looked up the legal case & Rosemary et al won ... the trademark has been removed! There are MANY recipes with 75 contributors, several of whom have written books I own. Of course, there are various contributor-favorite fire cider recipes, but also drinks, salad dressings, sauces, soups, & many other recipes which have fire cider as an ingredient. This book was recommended on the Garden Thread I think - THANKS to whoever recommended it!
Book: “Health Through God’s Pharmacy, Advice & Proven Cures with Medicinal Herbs” by Maria Treben. I heard about this book & “Swedish Bitters” on the Southern Appalachian Herbs blog hosted by Master Herbslist Judson Carroll. It is a ‘classic’ for those using herbs medicinally. Based on Judson’s personal experience combatting the flu with Swedish Bitters, I have found a source for the mixture (11 herbs) & it will be added to my medicinal herb cabinet.
I also got items I ordered for Christmas presents, so except for one great-nephew (15 mos old) that I am still trying to find a present for (non-junk, no clothes, no toys he’ll outgrow, etc), I am ready to enjoy all the ‘non-present’ aspects of Christmas: celebrating the birth of my Lord & Savior Jesus Christ, very precious time with family (first Christmas without dad & a beloved first cousin - the ledge of life is narrow enough, doesn’t take much to knock people off, especially those that are of a more advanced age), and lastly: some good food/feasting at family get-togethers.
Evidently, I am a “canary” ... I’ll have to think about that because I definitely don’t see myself as one.
This past week here in Central Missouri was mostly cool and damp. It was too wet to move dirt from the garden, and Nanner was busted again anyway, so I wasn’t able to make any progress on that project.
Last Wednesday Pops hauled the 30-days-new busted starter to the MF dealer and swapped it out for another one. I installed that on Nanner Thursday after work and the dang thing wouldn’t hit a lick. Pulled it off and bench tested - it liked to jump off the bench it spun so hard. OK, now what? I started methodically testing voltages and ground connections on the tractor and was getting some odd and inconsistent voltage readings on one of the two starting batteries. I disconnected that one and pulled it out. It checked a couple volts low... moved it again and it read 12.6v just like it should... that’s when my dim bulb came on... intermittent cell in one battery... the two batteries are connected in parallel so the second battery was holding the no-load voltage up to spec, but when the current demand came from the starter motor there was none available. $411 and change for two new batteries at the NAPA store solved that problem. The old batteries were almost five years old so I’d say I got the good out of them.
With conditions too wet to move dirt I decided to work on the driveway yesterday afternoon. I was making good progress and then had a front tire go flat. Pulled the wheel off and grabbed the little red Massey out of the shed at Pops’ and headed across the hay field to load the flat in the truck... AND then the front drive axle on that tractor started popping and crackling in the differential. 2nd time since Pops has owned that tractor for the front diff to crater. I stopped where it broke, rolled the flat tire/wheel out there and used the loader to put the tire in the truck bed, then hooked the flatbed trailer to the truck and loaded the tractor for a trip to either the fix-it place or the trade-in place. I think we’re both leaning towards trade-in but we’ll have to compare the cost of repairs with the cost of replacement before we make that decision.
Just one more of the joys of being a home owner...