You Have My Attention Already!

Pillar made five years ago to support
a concrete bird bath that no longer holds water.

It was a demanding call. No doubt about it. Most Scrub Jays have plenty to say, but usually a full sentence or so will do before moving on to a difference audience. This one, however, simply would not stop even after a full paragraph and was ramping up for the second. We roused ourselves from lunch on the deck to determine the what and wherefore of the jay's proclamation.

Well, of course! The bird's watering hole was all but dried up. Make a note: recipe for silence--shallow pan and plenty of water!

Fancied up with shards of broken flag stone. New birdbath in place. It was this one that had gone dry.