I was watching the birds fly around in my back yard the other morning. Among others, we have a pair of cardinals who have returned for the last couple years. Here’s a picture my wife took as they relaxed in our magnolia tree. I’m not absolutely sure it’s the same birds but a friend told me that cardinals mate for life.
Certainly, this pair of cardinals is attracted to each other, but the reason they’re in my yard is most likely because I put out one of their favorite foods, sunflower seeds, during the winter. Just this morning I observed the male sitting on the feeder having his breakfast.
It’s the “law of attraction”: Put out sunflower seeds and you’ll attract cardinals, bluejays, orioles and other colorful birds. Continue reading “The law of attraction”
Spring has sprung, or is in the process of springing, in much of the country, and with it comes the national pastime. Major leaguers have been warming up in sun country for a couple weeks, and our young people are dusting off their spikes and swinging for the fences as youth baseball leagues get ready to start up if they haven’t already.
I doubt there’s anyone who hasn’t felt frustration at how poorly or inefficiently our Scouts go about doing tasks at one point or another. We all know how to set up a tent – and could beat almost any Scout in a competition – how to cook in the outdoors, how to lead a meeting, plan an outing, pack a trailer or shop for groceries for a campout.
In our continuing series on changes coming this year to the Cub Scout program, this month I’ll preview the Webelos changes along with some pointers on how to do some advance preparation for some of the Adventures.
This week, a couple questions from readers: