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Summer Outdoor Bird Care

Summer Outdoor bird care #summer #outdoor #bird
It is that time of year when the outdoor birds are back! Here are some tips to help the birds in your area!
1. Provide bird feeders and suet cakes. That way you attract a variety of birds. Woodpeckers love the suet cakes!
2. Hang your bird feeders up high enough so cats and dogs can't get the birds! You don't want to just provide bait. lol
3. Provide bird houses for nesting but again hang out of the way of dogs and cats.
4. After hard rains check and make sure the bird seed hasn't gotten wet because it will mold. If it has remove it and get fresh.
5. Provide a bird bath and keep the water fresh.
6. If possible turn off outdoor lights at night. This is because night time flying birds can become disorientated and fly into windows.

and my last tip (I used to run a parrot rescue) has to do with your pet birds. DO NOT take them outside without a harness or being in a cage. If even a slight breeze comes along they can fly away because they don't fly directionally by flapping but by air currents. So if a breeze catches them they may not even mean to go but off they go. The most common thing I heard was "Well it never happened before" and my response was - it only takes once.

OK, I might oughtta' pay more attention and not be on the internet while I'm working on something.  I plan to have dish towels with crochet tops on Amazon but I kind of had an oops moment with this one. 

OH my I have a problem.  I am crocheting 4 baby dragons and as evidenced by this pic, I had them all done.

Now I have all the parts but ears & scales done.  I'm looking forward to completing them cause I think they are going to be really cute!  But ACCK & HORROR I can't find the purple one's head!  Now a dragon can be scary but without a head it might be worse!  I shall search & I'm sure it shall be found!

Did you know that there is a headless Dinosaur sculpture in Brookside, FL?  August Herwede was inspired by the 1964 NY World's Fair Dinoland to create it in 1967.  Unfortunately he did at the age of 80 before it could be completed.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. – Confucius

A great message for all!

I know a lot of beginning crocheters often wonder what kind of yarn is best for different projects.  In this post I'm going to talk about what is good for baby and toddler projects. 

I like to use acrylic but you have to realize a lot of acrylic is stiff at first so there are 2 ways to get around this.  The skein without label can be put in a lingerie bag (tube type) tied tight and washed or when you are done with the project wash it in cold water with fabric softener and put it through the dryer on low heat.  The latter is my preference.   I also use Lion Brand Babysoft, Lion Brand Jiffy, Caroun One Pound - this is an acrylic yarn but I have found it is softer than others, Bernat Baby Sport, Vanna's Choice.  Vanna's Choice is 100% acrylic but is super soft.  The last type I use is Simply Soft.

I do not use 2 types of yarn ever:  Wool because baby skin is very sensitive and wool can be itchy and irritating to some.  The other is anything like Homespun where the yarn is really fuzzy because we all know how baby's like to put things in their mouth and who wants a mouth full of fuzz.

Other yarns that you can use for your baby and toddler projects are:
Cotton of any kind
Bernat Baby Blanket
Bernat Softee
Redheart Baby Steps
According to Knit Like a Granny these are the best yarns:
Best yarn for Baby
Redheart Gumdrop

I'm sure there are more but these are the ones I am familiar with and some can be pricey but my recommendation and the only time I ever get yarn is on sale whether I need it or not.  LOL

The winner of the Name the Bunny Contest is DeAnn Barton with Jelly Bean.

Time is running out on the "Name the Bunny contest".  It will end in just a little over 24 hours so make sure you get your name in the comments section on my Facebook page, Fun Funky n Cool Creations  The prize is the bunny, no purchase necessary, no postage, nothing except allowing me to use the name for future bunnies I make in this pattern.