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Lake Huron The Daytripper And we go from town to town... now we’re in HARROW, KINGSVILLE & RUTHVEN MI 2024 ONTARIO SHOP NY LOCAL TOWN WIDE YARD Harrow Full Circle Thrift Store Sorry, no public washrooms available. Horrid birds doing horrid things. Grackles bring out the nasty in me. Husband and I love to watch the birds flocking to the sunflower feeder throughout the fall and winter months. We take great joy in the number of cardinals, chickadees, finches, sparrows, and nuthatches, waiting their turn or joining in the feast with the feathered multitude. It is lovely to see the instinctive comradery, sharing the feeding trough. I’ve never figured out how the grackles know we’ve filled the feeder, having stopped for a few days because of their greediness, but suddenly something has sent them the memo and they come in droves. There is no better word for it, grackles commandeer the feeder. The more timid and smaller birds perch on nearby limbs or just fly off in frustration. Only the chickadee dips and dives into the trough, snatching up a sunflower seed, whisking it away to hammer it open upon a tree limb. I love this resilient little fellow. He never gets discouraged or bullied by larger birds. We’ve even tried smaller feeders thinking a narrow perch to be awkward for that miserable yellow-eyed creature. Wrong! The grackles took turns mastering a side saddle approach on the perch, gobbling up the seeds at the speed of light. Battling the Grackles By laurie burrowsbreakey, Dundas So the small feeder emptied quickly and it too was put away. That left only the suet cages hanging about from the shepherds hooks and tree limbs to attract the various woodpeckers, nuthatches and that resilient little blackcapped chickadee. Even robins this spring have discovered the benefit of a good suet feed. Alas, this too was not to last, along came the dreaded black cloud of grackles, pecking at the suet in starvation mode. They finished off four suet feeders. I unhooked the empty cages and took them inside for a good scrub in hot water, putting them away for the summer. One remains hanging on a chain over the ravine. It is a special little house type feeder the pileated woodpecker loves to latch onto in upside down fashion. The grackles have not figured out how to access the suet, perhaps they dislike being upside down. Oh joy, oh bliss! Is it any wonder that one day a week ago, I decided to wage war on the newly hatched grackles nesting in the tall cedar right beside the metal arch that needed scraping and painting repairs? I hoisted my trusty step ladder and A little piece of heaven! SALES Find 99 Town Wide Yard Sales Listed on Page 47! PLEASE NOTE: Town Wide Yard Sales are not ‘organized’ events, so please prepare a plan B in case of an error, or if there aren’t as many sales as you’d hoped for. FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE LIST, VISIT www.facebook.com/townwideyardsale I did not apologize to positioned the wire either the walkers or the irate grackles, and went back to the task at hand, scraping off the flaking pieces of rust on my brush on the shelf there along with the black paint and a brush to do the deed. As a second Photo: Wikipedia.com aging arbour and brushing on a protective coat of paint. Every once in a while I’d spray into the cedar tree, listening to the thought, I turned on the water tap and took the hose with me stepping up and into easy access of both the arbour and the cedar tree. I turned the nozzle to a narrow setting and let rip with a lovely harsh cold spray of water aimed into the cedar and approximately where I thought the nest of fledglings resided. I was met with a resounding screech of objection from one of the parents within the confines of the foliage. The bird came barreling out of the tree and joined its mate swooping up and onto the roof of the house, squawking in angry reproach. gulping and chirping of the fledglings and the upheaval of complaints both from the parent grackles and husband sitting on the front porch watching my intended massacre. “You are too cruel!” husband admonished. I came back with, “YA think? How about when these bas... --%$^@ raid nests and eat the innocent little birds of the pecking order!” Then I made a huge mistake, pulling back the cedar limbs, a clear view of the nest was exposed. Tiny feathered and very vulnerable, the baby grackles opened their beaks reaching up to I sprayed them too. They swung low whatever offering was available. over my head coming to rest in the tree behind me never letting up on their indignant rebuttal of my presence. So not to be outdone by those darn grackles, I turned and sprayed them as they flitted about on the tree limb. The arc of water caught them in mid flight and also dampened the people beneath on an afternoon stroll through our little ‘hood. Whether it be water, worms or insects I did not know, but it was enough for me to put down my weapon of destruction and leave them in peace. It is up to nature to balance the scale of life. Somewhere along the line a crow will get the grackles and an eagle will feast on the crow. Pecking order remains supreme. / Windsor • One-of-a-kind Giſts • Women’s Apparel & Accessories • Baby • Home & Garden Decor • Bath & Body y Products & More! o Huron Church Belle River Outdoor Seating Available Essex Have a Milkshake ke or Ice Cream at... mherstburg Contact us about our new “Pick Your Own Flower” events! 20 Harrow 13 50 Blue Lake 29 23 Kingsville Lake Erie Discover our Fabulous New Location Leamington the Winery Route! Our nostalgic g farm themed Ice Cream m Parlour inside Priscilla’s. Outdoor seating to relax & enjoy! 1195 Iler Road • HARROW • 519-738-0001 www.priscillaspresents.ca i Page 6 Don’t live in a town where there are no doctors. - Jewish Proverb Spring 2024
TOWN NAME, TOWN NAME and another awesome TOWN NAME • Gifts • Decor • Artwork • Fashion 19 Main St. E., Kingsville 519-984-6597984-6597 Open Tuesday-Saturday 970 Heritage Road Kingsville • 519-733-0303 Take a Scenic Drive to find FRESH HOME BAKED GOODS No Preservatives or Food Colouring • Pies made from Local Fruit • Tarts • Jumbo Cookies • Specialty Breads • Coffee & Doughnuts • Meat Pies - tourtiere/chicken/beef YOU’LL LOVE OUR 50’S DINER TOO! Spring Car Show June 2 Outdoor Highland Flea Market Games May 4-5 June 22 519-776-6909 ctmhv.com The Wisdom of... Ronald Reagan We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone. When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat. Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means. Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under. A people free to choose will always choose peace. There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect. To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last - but eat you he will. Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ARTS SOCIETY OF KINGSVILLE 28 Division St. S. KINGSVILLE artssocietyofkingsville.ca CARNEGIE ARTS & VISITOR CENTRE Free Admission Daily 10-4 (Closed Tues) Rthve Nursery Calling All Art Lovers! Garden Centre & Seasonal Gifts Monday to Saturday 9-5•Sunday 11-4 Closed Sundays in July & August RUTHVEN (Corner Hwy. 34 & County Rd. 45) 519-326-4019 Discover Fresh Harvest Ultra-Premium Grade Extra Virgin Olive Oils and other healthy pantry items. Infused Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar Tasngs 21 MAIN STREET WEST KINGSVILLE • 519-712-9377 olivebranchonmain.com Spring 2024 If you believe everything you read, better not read. - Japanese Proverb Page 7
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