Monday, March 2, 2009

Purple Martins and Whirligiggs


We are so very fortunate again today, the sun is shinning!! It was 25 degrees last night, but the sunshine makes up for the cold, and at least the wind is not blowing 30 MPH again, I often wonder how the Purple Martins take this cold. They are swaying with the wind, the gourds act as a swing with them in it. I can only imagine how wonderful that must be. We still have the housed in our houses and more will be coming as time goes on. Just have to keep trying to run the Starlings off, so they don't bother the Martins too much.

There is a wonderful Whirligig project that my husband and I created several years ago.
I did quite a few of them, but there is a lot of sculpting of the pieces, and the base, so I don't
do a lot of them anymore. I just love them though. Am entering an image of the Canadian Goose that we did if anyone is interested in making one.
For now,
The Gourd Lady of Rocky Mount, Louisiana, that is......