Several years back I decided I needed a bird bath. I had never had one before.
I really kind of love the fancy cement ones. It seems the older ones attract me the most. I could not find one to suit me at that time, but I DID find this one and it was so beautifully blue !
I thought it would suit two purposes, a bird bath and yard art.
The first year or two it sat behind the last house I was in, among the flowers and solar lights. I can't really say that the birds found it all that attractive as a bath ... or not that I saw. Maybe they were bathing while I was at work. So modest.... ha
Another year, at that same house, it was clustered with other flowers and yard art. I put some glass floats in it. They were always pretty in the sun.
One year it froze before I remembered to empty it for the winter.
I thought that was beautiful too, with it's frozen leaves and floats
Some of the leaves were partially caught in the ice and part free. I was thankful that it freezing did not damage the bath.
Another year it became a zen garden.
I had it within reach of an outdoor chair and a bench so it could be played in while enjoying a summer evening.
Sometimes it got flooded though. When it did, it reminded me of how the sand does at the beach, when a wave comes up and washes your sand castle away.
This year it is a planter ! I may still put some of the floats around the base of the pot. I just thought of that now while I was typing and looking at the photo. Yep ! That's going to happen !
I wonder what it will be next !
Hope you have all had a very happy day.
Love you ! Mean it !
Jacey
