Since I'm still recovering from a cold
and it's 0 degrees outside this morning,
my camera is stowed away
and I'm forced to pull from my archives for a photograph.
I thought about posting something from a warmer season, then decided
to go with this photo I took last winter outside our favorite
breakfast spot, the Meadow Mountain Cafe in
In keeping with my 2013 theme of "Discovery",
I researched the history of birdhouses.
According to eHow.com:
"In America, Native Americans built simple birdhouses out of birch bark and hollowed out gourds. They were designed to not only shelter the birds from storms, but also to help the birds breed and multiply. The Native Americans passed this tradition on to the English and German immigrants."(Read more: The History of the Birdhouse | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/facts_7526986_history-birdhouse.html#ixzz2HsB3SVaY)