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Southern Style Drinking Fountain
Southerners are amazingly inventive when it comes to figuring out how to use things in ways they
weren't meant for, probably because they either can't read the instructions or don't bother. Here
we see two "cardinal" whirly-gigs (or pinwheels) that spin their wings in the wind, which are being
used to frighten the birds away from the drinking fountain. After all, who wants to drink the water
after birds have been bathing in it. Wonder what happens when the wind don't blow??
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Birdwatching
The idea of plaster geese in the front yard undoubtedly came from the fact that hubby has decoys
he takes hunting with him in the winter. If it works for him, then why not for the little lady at
home. Put enough decoys in the yard and maybe a whole flock will come and take up residence. If
not, then put enough decoys in the yard and who needs a real flock? Besides, they don't require
feeding, don't make any noise, don't run out into the road to get creamed by passing cars, and don't
get shot at by the neighbors....well, not very often anyway.
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(The midget plow is a nice touch too, don't you
think?) |
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Then there must be
a "Welcome" goose to make the wild flock feel right at home once it arrives. The only problem here
is that all the other geese are gonna want one of them bows too, and....., well, you know what happens
when geese get to fussing and fighting about something. It just upsets the whole neighborhood.
If you've ever heard a flock of geese having a snit, it makes Donald Duck seem "mellow" by comparison.
Well, there goes your quiet afternoon of Jerry Springer and Judge Judy. |
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These
two frogs under the umbrella are busy ignoring
each other as hard as they can, or maybe they're
just
ignoring
the
geese. The two geese here have taken the
classic "attack" stance. Anyone who's ever been "goosed" before
knows that when geese start arching their necks
like this it's time to "get the flock" out of there!! |
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