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| Red and his buddies took to Rick's cedar platform feeder right away. When the snow melts away, I will take a few closeups of of it. The Cedar Palace is a work of art...no nails, btw...all mortise and tenon. |
Rick took the dimensions from my dad's feeder and got to work. He came up with his own design, and even made cedar shakes for the roof by hand. This thing is sturdy and will no doubt last as long as my dad's, which when added to my current age will make me 80...wait...80???? That can't be right, but after a quick re-add, it is. (I think I'm going to ignore that bit of info for now and just keep watching, painting, and photographing the birds.)
If you want to see my dad's old feeder, click here for the post from 2009, "This bird feeder has seen a lot of action..." It was only 20 years old back then!
(Thank you, Dad, for making the best bird feeder ever, and thank you, Rick, for carrying on the tradition. Lots of hearts, lots of smiley faces, lots of love.)
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What a gorgeous new feeder. Rick did a very nice job and I'm sure you'll have many years of enjoyment from it. Congrats!
Wow, what beautiful work. I know you'll enjoy looking at it (and feeling the love with which it was made) as much as the birds will enjoy eating from it.
Thats a super Bird Palace Kelly.
Oh, no! I am so sorry for the loss of the treasured bird feeder your Dad had made. :( This one is just as beautiful, and I am sure it will last a long time. I love your post.Thank you for all of your gorgeous photos!
Sasquatch?!! I thought he was only in the Northwestern US. Don't tell me he is also in your area!
i went and looked, your dads feeder had a good life
housed many birds as they dinned
your new one is beautiful
so good of him to make a new one for you!
Wow, how awesome of Rick to do that for you! And he's obviously very skilled too -- it's beautiful, Kelly.
Lovely!!! Have a nice day.. Regards..
@Sue - Thanks, Sue. I'm so happy Rick has these new-found woodworking skills!
@Kathy - So true, Kathy. When someone you love makes you something, it's special.
@Roy - Haha...Thanks, Roy! In person, it looks much bigger than in the photo. It is a bird palace! :-)
@Sandra - Thanks, Sandra. I know.....uugh. I hated to see it go. The new one is a worthy replacement.
@Mary Ann - Hahahaha...well...Big Foot sightings have been reported at Salt Fork State Park near Cambridge, Ohio. Maybe Ole Squatchy took a little weekend trip down south! ;-)
@Tammie - I know.....how many birds had been at that feeder over 26 years? :-) Rick's new feeder is a great replacement. :-)
@Kim - Thanks, Kim. You know....these are all newly required skills. He dove headfirst into all this woodworking stuff and has learned so much. He amazes me!
@Ana - Thank you, Ana! I hope you have a nice day too. :-)
How wonderful of your husband to step up to the plate and replace such a treasured object with another you can enjoy for many more years. ... your post warms my heart.
Hi Elva! Thank you...it made me so happy! Maybe because we are artists we appreciate the creative work and love that goes into handmade works. It takes something special to replace something special.
A work of art! hope it lasts forever. I'm having trouble with bird feeders and bird houses both being knocked out of the trees and destroyed right now. I think I have 4 lined up for Mike to work on. Something violent out there at night.....probably a raccoon. They are such a pain to have around no matter how cute they can be.
Thanks, Mary! I bet it's a raccoon too!!
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