We Get A Lot Of Wet Here, And Weve Never Had Our Bird Feed Mold, Though I Think Some Things Do Sprout

We get a lot of wet here, and we’ve never had our bird feed mold, though I think some things do sprout if they stay too long in a very wet tray.

We’re too far inland to see gulls much, though when it’s very stormy they come further in-- in California we’d get gulls when it was stormy on the coast and then they’d go back out, here not so much. It’s mostly songbirds/sparrows/finches that we get coming for our seed feeders, but we’re trying to court the crows. We put a general seed mix out that’s got millet and sunflower seeds, but then we also give them treats! For the crows specifically we’ve put out the old cat food that doesn’t comply with either boy’s current dietary needs, but of course you can’t dump more than a few pieces at a time or neighbor cats will think we’ll feed them... and then sometimes a corn chip or some popcorn or some other bird-friendly scraps, and then we put out nuts. Sometimes a few almonds and we also have a big bag of mixed nuts in shell and because most of us have a low-key walnut allergy, the birds will get the walnuts while the humans eat the pecans/hazelnuts.

I know there are doves and pigeons that I see on drives but they sadly don’t come to our yard here-- old house, we had a dove family that nested with us every year. I’ve seen a GORGEOUS pinky-brown pigeon out by the bridge we cross to get to the doctor’s office but they don’t hang around suburban bird feeders I guess. And the crows don’t really throw their weight around too much with the songbirds. The squirrels’ territory seems to end a couple blocks out from us because they never show up at the feeders. Outside of the seed feeders and the occasional treat, we’ve got a hummingbird feeder, but not a suet feeder at present. We used to have one of those up in the mountains and it attracted corvids!

does anyone here feed birds in their gardens/yards?

i’m ordering some bird feeders to hang from my windows but i’d love to hear any personal advice or experience other people have had with it!

i’ve looked at a few trays, but i was really worried about bird faeces landing in the tray and stuff, especially because it’s on my windowsill and i don’t know what my working hours would be, so i didn’t want to worry about birds getting ill and stuff - i’ve ordered one of these very light feeders that hangs from a hook and hanging one to begin with, and then if that one goes well i’m gonna hang another on the other window

i was thinking it would be best to start now as we come into august, and then kinda keep it up because i know birds need to take some time to find new food sources, but then they keep at it!

i don’t personally have a big yard space or anything - we have really good, wide windowsills, and outside one of my windows is downstairs’ roof which a lot of birds come and settle on, but i haven’t the lawn or trees or anything

You know that whole trope where like, the protagonists get teleported up into the aliens’ spaceship or base or whatever and the alien appears to them only it doesn’t appear as it really looks like but rather, since it doesn’t want to scare the protagonists, it takes the form of something we find familiar and pleasing and is like, “I look like your dad or whatever–is this form okay?” Like I think about that trope a lot and I think like, what if the alien couldn’t pick out a form via telepathy and only had earth media to try and decide what form would scare its human guests least and be accepted almost immediately and honestly the more I think about it the more options for what form that might be are just really fun to me.

“I have chosen the form of your earth playwright and composer Lin-Manuel Miranda–do not be afraid. I come in peace.”

“Greetings. I am Glofnorbo of the cloud you call the ‘Pegasus Nebula.’ I have scanned your earth media from afar and empirically decided that you would find the form of the one known as Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson most pleasing. I have come to confer with your leaders.” 

“Do not be panic. I come in peace. I have assumed the form of your insectoid demigoddess ‘Hatsune Miku’ so that we may communicate peacefully without my true form horrifying you.” 

ok bud this one seems accurate

writers be doing anything but writing

5k GIVEAWAY?!

We genuinely can’t believe it. You guys are so amazing and we’re so happy to be on this journey with all of you, absurd blue hellsite and all. The folks who have told us that they rekindled a hobby, or those that have started new, the wild submissions, and the sheer quantity of people who have made the absurd electrical impulses from our brains into a thing you can hold in your hand brings us joy on a daily basis. 

So what are we giving away?

1. A pattern commission from us. It will be around our standard size and complexity, in .pdf form

2. A mystery needle minder! Prism has been practicing construction in anticipation of the Nat 20′s we’re going to get in, so she’s got a small array of tests that came out very nicely. 

3. A mystery kit! So many mysteries. We’re just getting started creating kits, so you can get your hands on one before they become available. 

4. A gorgeous pattern from @mathysphere. If you haven’t taken a look at their patterns, you should! Right here! The entire pride planet series is amazing. We went with the first of the series for our giveaway:

Fun Fact: Mathy was the very first blog that ever followed us. We were mildly intimidated because their stuff is so dang cool. 

What are the rules?

Current followers and folks who follow us before April 5th (12:00PM Central US time) will be automatically entered into the contest.

For other entries like or reblog this post. Multiple reblogs are allowed within reason and our discretion. Don’t annoy your spacemates. Giveaway specific blogs will be disqualified. We’ll post updates if we think of any. Good luck!

Acapulco Poster Giveaway

Like I said in a previous post, I received 3 free Hotel Artemis posters and because I noticed there were so many fans of Acapulco/Charlie Day in the tag, I figured I’d see if anybody wanted this one!

THE RULES

1. You must reblog this post to be entered (you may reblog once per day for multiple entries with a maximum of 7 reblogs, one for each day of the giveaway)

2. I would prefer to only ship to the US (will consider Canada/Mexico) simply because I don’t want to spend a ridiculous sum of money to ship something I’m giving away for fun.

3. June 22nd I will collect all of the urls that were reblogged and pick one at random. I will announce and message the winner that day.

If you have any questions or just want to talk about the movie, feel free to inbox me!

(Close up of poster on my bed. 13 x 19in dimensions)