Ideas For Your Backyard

From Wikipedia

A traditional fountain is an arrangement where water issues from a source (Latin fons), fills a basin of some kind, and is drained away. Fountains may be wall fountains or free-standing. In fountains sheets of water may flow over varied surfaces of stone, concrete or metal. Basins may overflow from one into another, or the overflow may imitate a natura lcascade. Many fountains are located in small, artificial ornamental ponds, basins and formal garden pools, and often they include sculpture.

One of the most common features of a fountain, if there is enough pressure, is a jet  or multiple jets, where water is forced into the air under pressure to some height. 

This past weekend we traveled to Missouri to visit with Uncle Les and his wife Rhonda.  If you’ve been following along, you know how much we love birds….especially hummingbirds.  I was so entralled I had to write again about the hummingbirds.  Everyone always seems excited when they see a hummingbird.  They are so small, and their ability to hover is a wonderment.  We sat for hours watching their feeders!!  Never have I seen so many hummingbirds at once!!!  There must have been ten or twelve and on the last evening closer to twenty.  Their feeders were hung from the patio roof so we were very close, in fact, we were able to stand within inches of the feeders watching these little guys come in for their treat.

They had 4 feeders.  They have playfully named one hummingbird Moe and he would guard “his” feeder carefully, not letting the others come close much less drink from it.  Besides the hum produced from their flying there was also some chattering which I had never before heard.  Moe actually scolded the others as they attempted to fly near his feeder.  I learned so much more about their traits as I studied them.  If you don’t have a feeder you really should get one, there are so many on the market, you will surely find one that fits into your decor.  Won’t you like to give it a try?