A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"

This old saying provides wisdom in telling us that it is better to have something for certain now that may be of lesser value than the hopes or possibility of something in the future that may not come to fruition.  This is why I like to eat dessert first.  You see I'm not positive that that piece of pie is still going to be around after supper.  I thought about this saying yesterday evening when Tricia came in the back door.

We have a clothesline in the backyard.  Indoor Clothes Driers (and probably Homeowner's Associations) have probably put a damper on the popularity of clotheslines these days.  We still use ours because the sun brightens the whites, sterilizes the fabric, and makes the clothes smell fresh.  You really don't need to buy outdoor scented washing detergent when you can just dry your clothes outdoors.  Well, not all of your clothes.  Certain articles of clothing don't get hung outside, if you get my drift...

Anyway, Tricia had her lunch box hanging on the clothesline after she washed it and went to retrieve it.  As she was coming into the garage, the lunch box started moving and a little bird flew out and became trapped in the garage.  We got out the crabbing net and hilarity ensued as we tried to catch the little fellow.  We finally were successful and wanted to release him.

I guess he thought it was a pretty little pink house that he and Mrs. Bird (Ladybird) would be able to fix up and raise a family in.  Not so fast, my friend. 

 

A bird in the hand





Awww shaaaa

Unfortunately for Mr & Mrs. Bird, we served an eviction notice and their home was foreclosed on.  Benjamin released the little guy and he flew off with a cat in hot pursuit.  Benjamin caught the cat prior to any carnage taking place on the homeless bird.  I know the bird in the hand saying and all, but in this case we'd rather two birds in the bush!

We did get a few days of spectacular weather with lows in the 60's and no humidity and I took a few pictures around the place:



Butternut squash bloom

Hopefully the worm pressure will ease up and the rains will subside and we'll be able to harvest some butternut squash this year and make some delicious soup.


Ozark Razorback pea bloom with young pea pod on left

The cow peas are putting on lots of pods and we should be harvesting in a week or so.


Okra bloom with okra on right

The okra crop has been a little "iffy" this year.  We've produced a good bit, but just not as much as usual.  However, we still have numerous jars of pickled okra in the pantry and ziploc bags of cut up okra in the freezer.  We use a lot of that during the winter for gumbo!  One way we really like okra is to maybe put 8 or 10 okra pods skewered on two sticks so they don't roll and then brush with olive oil and sea salt.  Then you put them on the BBQ pit and grill for a while.  Good stuff.