Yesterday when I was making some soup in the kitchen something caught my eye right outside my window- I looked up and saw a bright red cardinal perched atop the recycle box peeping inside! It reminded me how much the boys and I have been loving a new CD. It is called "You Are My Little Bird" by Elizabeth Mitchell- I am so in-love with this CD!
Not only is it full of folky and sweet children's songs, but you can hear what I believe is her sweet daughter Storey playing harmonica and singing. The boys were so impressed to hear a child singing on the CD. In case you like to sing songs with your kiddos also I found the lyrics on-line here. Jasper's favorite song is Buckeye Jim and Silas is quite keen on Little Bird, Little Bird- I am determined to find molasses candy for them for Easter!
So I went outside to follow the cardinal and he led me to the lily sprouts near our old birdhouse- right now it is a decoration. Any time I think about setting up a birding area it looks like a horror film in the yard. One thing about my cat she is a survivor hunter but it is so heartbreaking to see the birds in her wake- I still have flashbacks seeing her get the hummingbird a couple years ago. Jasper and daddy gave it a sweet funeral under the pear tree. She is such a stinker too- when I try to put bells on her collar she somehow always manages to remove them- darn opposable thumbs she hides!
