on the right, a canning jar with lint from the drier tucked inside. i always start a jar like this at the beginning of march. when the weather warms and the birds come back, the little girl scatters the contents at the edge of the field, hoping someone will use it for nesting material.
outside the window, spring hasn't even thought about returning yet.
2 comments:
I never thought of offering the lint to the birds - but now that I know I WILL!!
Linda, once a friend showed me a nest that was lined in the tail or mane hair from her horse! since then, i've wondered about human hair- like hair from a hairbrush. normally, i toss it in the trash - but I wondered if birds might use it too...or if the "human" element might be detrimental to a wild creature. (I bet Tabor knows...!)
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