A visit to Chickadee Gardens
I was excited to finally get to see Chickadee Gardens last week. I have followed Tamara's blog for years. She and her husband garden on 2 acres in Saint Helens, Oregon. When you look at the map, it appears that St. Helens is directly across the Columbia River and slightly to the north of us. However, there is no convenient bridge to get over to the Oregon side. You must go north to Ridgefield, Washington (about 30 minutes north of our house) and go across there or travel through Portland and then go north through Scappoose. Either way, it is about a 45 minute drive. I decided to try the Ridgefield route and I was glad I did. Not only did I not have to contend with Portland traffic (it was Rose Parade weekend), I got to see country on the Oregon side that was new to me. Tamara used to work at the beautiful Joy Creek Nursery (my favorite, but alas they are now closed) and she now works part-time at Cistus Nursery. She focuses on native plants and sustainabili...
Handsome devil.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful, no words can describe.
ReplyDeleteOMG! The bird is beautiful, and the feeder is great!
ReplyDeleteNice! And it reminds me I need to refill my hummer feeder; the water is old!
ReplyDeleteOh I love this feeder. Mine is soooo sticky and dirty...faded from the sun. But it is well used and the hummies dont seem to care! I will be looking this fall for clearance feeders...lol. This one is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThat's a perfect photo, Philllip!-Randy
ReplyDeleteHi Phillip... I have to confess I really wish hummingbird feeders did not exist... always see it as feeding "fast food" to our little friends. Kind of like a sleazy fast food dive, and I have never understood how folks enjoy seeing such a beauty sipping from plastic. Your hummingbird feeder is a thing of utter beauty however, and from the looks of it, you keep it very clean. Is this something you made yourself? Timeless photo! Beautiful! Brava!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful feeder. It has an antique look. Don't think I've seen one like that locally.
ReplyDeleteMarnie
Fantastic photo!
ReplyDeleteI do love that bottle on your feeder. We rarely use the feeders in midsummer with so many flowers in bloom (we use it in early spring and late fall). Is the bottle antique? Did you make this yourself? I'd love to have a few of those!
Cameron
Beautiful shot Phillip. I love the feeder. Hummingbirds are just so magical.
ReplyDeleteGreat picture. I also love that feeder, I'm tired of looking at my plastic ones. I want a pretty one like that! :)
ReplyDeleteI can see I'm not the only one who wants more info on your fabulous feeder. Please do a follow-up post. Pretty please.
ReplyDeleteHey everybody, the feeder is from Wal-Mart!
ReplyDeleteYou are joking! Really... well there is a reason to go to Wal Mart... if one must have a feeder... but surely you are joking... is it glass?
ReplyDeleteWal-Mart??? Noooooo! I may have to go, just for that ($12.88). It isn't available online, dangit.
ReplyDeleteCarol, it is made of glass.
ReplyDeleteCracking photo Phillip
ReplyDeleteHi Phillip - I thought you deserved a "One Lovely Blog" award! If you feel like playing along, check out my post today (Aug 6) to see what you should do next!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Deborah!!!
ReplyDeleteI know it came from Wal Mart because I have one just like it and another beautiful red glass one that also came from Wal Mart. Awesome photo!
ReplyDeleteGreat feeder! I received one as a gift. It is so pretty. I also saw them sold at Agway as well as WalMart.
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