Barn Swallows outside the Casino!!!

Imagine my surprise this afternoon when I saw SWARMS of Barn Swallows building mud nests outside the Casino. ALL AROUND THE CASINO!!! I could not believe their tenacity. People sure didn't bother them a bit. Some were perching above in their mud nests and others were in the process of building a nest one little mouthful of mud at a time. My gracious!! I stood there in sheer rapture. I just couldn't get over it. Normally to see them one must go in a barn....preferably a hog barn. Today, I got to watch them work in the daylight and it was nothing short of fascinating.

I will begin an altered book on birds and trees soon. I am deeply fascinated by both. I have begun to notice all the different trees in our area...and their way of propagating. The Cottonwood across the street is so full of fluffy stuff. Every time the wind blows, puffs of white stuff flies out of the tree looking for all the world like snow! My bedroom window is different every day. The scene changes all the time and I have been glued to that window since we moved in 4 years ago. One day the sky is pink, the next day it is yellow-green and the next day it is all blue skies and puffy white clouds. Everyday different birds perch in them. Have not seen Hawks before or since the one day two of them arrived and sat still for hours!!! That was the day Mom Luhman was buried. I think it was her way of saying that she was with Dad Luhman again and they were free to fly..........