Well better late than never, the first wave of purple martins made their appearance today. Swooping back and forth over the pond, seemingly happy to be back and the start of another season in Indiana. I was starting to worry a bit that I had lost them, that they had found better housing in which to live, or maybe the Obama people had built them new housing somewhere and maybe even promised them free mosquitoes that they did not have to fly after and catch...Yes I admit I was concerned as last years arrival date was April 21st. So they are 8 days later than last, and I think this may be as late as I have ever seen them arrive. It is darn near May or will be in just 3 more days. But now I will have to look for something else in which to be concerned about, rest assured I will find something around here that needs concern...
Can you imagine how happy they must be arriving at the place they will build nest and raise their young ones all before mid August. And how good it must feel to have flown all the way from South America and today be staying in their "northern" homes.
They did seem quite happy making those first passes over the pond for water and swooping low through the lawn looking for insects to replenish the bodies that expended so much energy just to come and eat my mosquitoes all summer long. I do appreciate them and especially not having to get bit probably even once all summer..
However when they do pull out in mid to late August usually maybe a week later I will swat my first mosquitoes but not long after that cool temps and dry days make them not such a nusance...
Still hard at work on the home refitting projects. Will be laying tile in the laundry room tomorrow. Home Depot and Lowes and Minards all love my stimulus package..... Lawn needs mowed real bad and my hair needs cut...I sprayed some weeds and clover in the lawn today and will do a little more of that as I wait tomorrow for the tile to set up before walking on them to lay the other half of the room maybe later in the day....and I have not even mentioned planting season is well upon us big time but soils are still to wet to lay those seeds down into the ground...but won't be long it will dry out soon...some corn is planted in our area here maybe 10% I would guess....OK it bedtime....
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