When my wife took out our Christmas decorations, she suggested we do the Advent calendar again, by which she meant I do the Advent calendar again. I didn’t do it last year because of our move to our current house, but I did it the two previous years.
Our Advent calendar is made of wood and shaped like a house with 24 drawers. The first year I did it, I didn’t have 24 gifts that would fit in the drawers, so I wrapped them, wrote a short poem for each, and tucked the poems into the drawers. A word of advice: Be careful when you do something overly nice for your spouse, because it will soon be expected. If my wife is reading this, I’m just kidding.
Anyway, because of the small size of our house and its limited space, I needed to ensure my gifts would not take up too much room. Because of the number of gifts, jewelry was not an option. One of the gifts I chose, partly because it would take up no room in the house, was a combination bird bath and feeder with a planter at the bottom.
I did not take a photo of it from the outside, but here it is from Frankie’s perspective.
There is a cardinal on the feeder in the above photo and a squirrel in the photo below.
I worried that squirrels might tip it over, so I attached it to a wooden stake.
So far, the cats don’t seem to care much about it, but we humans have enjoyed seeing the wildlife from our front porch.
Bad Cat Chris 
It’s cute! I need to put a feeder outside, if only for my entertainment.
It is cool to see all the birds, and even the squirrels.
What a nice bird bath and feeder! And the cats have a “bird’s eye” view of it!
They are spoiled. 😊
Mom bought a bird feeder with a camera. Now she has to set it up!
That’s the important part. 😊
Yes, your wife is reading this…
Oops 😬
Very nice and who knows, something might catch the kitties attention out there!
I’m sure someone interesting will show up.
What a lovely feeder! I’m glad you and your sweetheart are getting the good of it, as well as the birds and squirrels.
Birds at the fdeedser are always so lovely to see. We have several, all with differetn types of food to attract more species!
When the squirrels are visiting, D & B go crazy and run out through the doggy doors and chase them away…I think they are hoping to catch one. Nope, thosde tree rats know the sound of the doggy door, and they get a big head start at escaping!
I love having a bird feeder……we’ve had one for many years – a BIG one – at the edge of our woods in the back yard. I’m going to relocate it though because all the trees have grown so much that I can no longer SEE it from my office upstairs. I love watching the wildlife snacking – deer, squirrels, all sizes of birds, it seems to be a major meeting/eating spot for the wildlife around here.
Hugs, Pam