We’ve all heard how important it is to eat a diet high in roughage. Likewise, “roughaging” (spending time outdoors) is essential to our mental health. Even if it’s a settee on the porch, we need it, gotta have it. I aim to be the reason you pulled your bedding out the back door last night.
I have probably 40 birdhouses around the farm made using farm finds. During the summer, they almost always have a family of birds living in them.
Winnie Nielsen says: Your bird housing stock is always so darn cute! Plus, they look sturdy and safe which I am sure the birds love. MaryJane’s bird B&B!
MaryJane says: I should advertise on the airwaves.
Robin and I LOVED seeing all the creative birdhouses at your farm. Robin’s nickname is “Birdie” and she collects birdhouses so they were of particular interest for her.
CJ
Janice Moore says: i am so happy to have found this page on fb. I dearly love the magazine.
Sure, birds make music. Tweedle-lee-dee-dee, tweedle-lee-dee-dee …
Photo by Andy Morffew via Flickr
But Brazilian composer Jarbas Agnelli discovered a unique melody orchestrated by birds (and it has nothing to do with their songs). “Reading the newspaper one morning, I saw a picture of birds on the electric wires,” Agnelli said. There were, he noted, five wires—the numbers of lines in a musical score. “I cut out the photo and decided to make a song, using the exact location of the birds as notes. I was just curious to hear what melody the birds were creating.” This was the rhapsodic result:
WOW what a nice way to start my day! having stress at home with my very sick kitty Duke and needed that lovely melody to put me in a better place. thanks MaryJane for sharing this.
MaryJane says: Oh no, what’s wrong with daring Duke?
hi MaryJane, Duke has severe stomach/GI issues and they can’t seem to find a way to make him stop throwing up so i’ts getting dire now. thanks for your concern.Duke sends you kitty kisses
MaryJane says: That’s awful. I’m just so very sorry. I’m leaving now to find Jasper and give him a hug.
THANKS for your kind words. Duke is one of the sweetest cats I’ve ever had. He never has growled, scratched or bitten, not even at the vets where they are poking and prodding him all the time. Duke and Earl are inseparable , and Earl knows he’s not feeling well. I’ll keep you posted . Yes, MaryJane, give your beautiful Jasper a big hug .
Brenda White says: Lovely!
Winnie Nielsen says: This musical arrangement is beautiful. Wow, only a gifted musician could “see” this tune from the birds. It was just lovely and made me cry!
MaryJane says: I didn’t want it to stop. Lovely indeed. Good morning Winnie!
BEAUTIFUL!! Our Creator is AMAZING! That reminds me of my son, who has Down Syndrome. When he was in his teen years he would sit and play my piano, my mom’s piano, any piano and play his own music. You wouldn’t recognize it as anything else anyone has composed, but it was beautiful and musical. At one point my mom recorded what he played on her piano and gave me the tape. I had intended to listen to it and try to put it to paper. Sadly, though we lost the tape in our house fire in 1994. Now, that he’s older that isn’t something he does anymore, however, he still loves music and is one heck of a dancer!
Thanks for this music!
CJ
Krista says: What a pretty music arrangement. It’s a very special talent to see music written among birds on electrical wires. This goes to show that we can find music in simple everyday objects, we just need to be open to their presence. I really enjoyed this video. It put a smile on my face.
Gayle says: I often find myself trying to sing the song I see the birds compose..on my way to work. Putting that sight reading and music theory college course to work everyday in my kindergarten class! It was not vanity or the boy I thought I was in love with who was a music major! There was an ultimate purpose.
Winnie Nielsen says: Looks like the winter snows are melting with this band of 50 degree days you have been having lately. Such a crazy Winter we are all having this El Nino year!
Happy Valentine’s Day my friend!
MaryJane says: Happy love day to you, Miss Winnie. LOVE your way. I am blessed to have you in my life.
Winnie Nielsen says: Thank-you MaryJane! I feel the same way. Friendships, I believe, are what keep our worlds safe and expanding. What would life’s experience be without dear friends!
My Bump, here, sends a big purr to Tomkins and I am sending a scratch behind the ears to my Miss Daisy!
Deb Siemens says: So lovely, Thank you for this rolling prarie photo!
Bonnie ellis says: You can almost smell that earth ready and ripe for planting. It’s hard to wait for spring.
Winnie Nielsen says: What a beautiful bunny. Won’t he/she be excited when the deep green lush grass returns soon?
OOOOhhheeee! Man ,that is one hungry rabbit if he’s eating brambles ! I’m sure he is eagerly awaiting spring and dandelions and such. I love how they nibble on dandelions, they suck the stem up like a kid with spaghetti and then delicately nibble the flower heads.
Deb says: So cute! Looks just like our Colorado bunnies!
if you leave these 2 bunnies on this page much longer we will soon have bunniekins !
Winnie Nielsen says: Rabbit, Rabbit! Happy February!
MaryJane says: I thought today could be little critter day. The rabbit photo was from last year.
Bonnie ellis says: We have many rabbits in our yard. We put out corn for the squirrels and yesterday I saw a rabbit steal the corn away from a squirrel. Couldn’t believe it. Usually the squirrels are the aggressor. But I suppose when you are hungry…
Buy props used in MaryJane’s books and magazine!
5% of profits will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Here’s how:
MaryJane will post a photo and a description of a prop and its cost along with a few details as to its condition here: https://shop.maryjanesfarm.org/MaryJanesCurations. It’s a playful way to be the new owner of a little bit of farm herstory.
I am wondering what it would feel like to drive a vintage truck like this? Like how the steering wheel feels, the seat, and the way it turns. Does it have the shift on the column? Once I drove an old car that was built like that and it was so different from having the shift on the floor. Did this era truck come with a radio yet?
Next time you are here, we can let you drive one:)
That would be awesome!!! I’ll make sure and bring my bib overalls to wear for the occasion.