Spruce up your garden with BirdhousesWritten by Johann Erickson
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In addition to bird knowledge, you can attract most birds with a birdbath, carefully selected foliage, and plants that bear fruit. However, keep these a distance from birdhouse so that birds occupying it will not have to compete to keep it. If you don't want to mount a pole in your garden area, you can attach your birdhouse to a tree limb, tree trunk, or fence post.
Additional tips are as follows:
- Situate birdhouse entrance in such a way as to avoid overheating it.
- Place birdhouse out of way of predators like cats and coyotes.
- Allow for a clear flight pattern to entrance hole.
- Place appropriate nesting material near your birdhouse to make it easy for birds to settle in.
- Keep bird food fresh.
Birdhouses provide shelter for birds and also entertaining decor for you and your guests. The birds' presence provides dramatic beauty as scenery changes each time you glance into your garden.
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| | Porcelain Dolls - not just for kids anymoreWritten by Johann Erickson
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If you want to start collecting porcelain dolls, first thing to do is decide what type of porcelain doll you want to collect. Perhaps Victorian style porcelain dolls capture your heart, or you just fall in love when you see a porcelain ballerina doll. Whatever type of porcelain doll you can’t walk away from is type for you.
Once you decide what type of porcelain doll you want to collect, (and choice can be difficult!) you’ll want to thoroughly research it. Knowing what porcelain dolls are worth and how to tell an antique from a reproduction just may save your wallet. But, like fine art, purchase porcelain dolls you love.
Once you start building a collection, it’ll be hard to stop. There are porcelain doll shows to attend, new friends to be made, and more and more porcelain dolls to be loved and admired. But every moment spent on porcelain dolls is like spending another moment in childhood.
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