Evening star., 1948-09-25
This and That
BIZ Charles E. Trace,Dell
BETHESDA, MD.

NIL.
What are all these birds doing in my back
yard?
Il haven't been much on birds, but looked
out this morning, and there were about two
dozen OF them, and they got me wondering.
II guess birds are interesting, after all, at
least they got me wondering. When anybody
starts wondering about something, guess he is
becoming interested.
There were robins, and some big blackbirds;
what were they? And bird with red top
and black spot under his chin.
There were some little ones in some bushes,
one with greenish back, a mighty pretty
little thing.
Tell me what all these birds were doing in
my yard all at once.
Yours truly, F.. x. NJ"
The Indian summer" for birds comes in
September regardless of when, If ever, it ap-
pears for human beings.
This siesta, as it might be called, or period
of calm, seems to strike all the songsters at
about the same time 1t makes no difference,
apparently, whether they remain here or mi
CRATE.
After a period Of getting their feathers in
good trim generally spent in wooded areas
land that is why so many bird lovers fail to
see many during late August the birds come
back to their home gardens.
These gardens, in suburbs and city, call to
all the birds, as places where in the past they
have found food, water and refuge
The babies were brought up in them and
now it is only natural that they should return
for last look around before winging South.
Calm days of September, sometimes quite
warm, seem to strike the birds much as they
do their human observers
The birds like to go over the grass, some of it
going to seed. The seed eaters are happy, and
the Others are after insects.
That is one reason why the householder
should not be too hasty about cutting the
grass. The grass will more or less take care
of itself, when long, and will at the same
time give food to the birds.
Do not, therefore, be in too cutting mood.
Let the old mower rest, and the birds will
like it. The grass will not suffer.
But if cutting seems in order, leave some OF
the clippings.
year to plant grass seed in this vicinity. Put
in an extra amount as some Of it will 60 to
the seed-eating birds. There is no help for
that
After all, the sparrows and others do not
consume as much grass seed as they would
seem to do. 1t is a relative matter. If seed
is put in the bare spots and the rest is allowed
to 60 uncut, the birds will eat the seed from
the grass, rather than that from the bag
This Is tulip time, in sense; that is, If one
wants tulip blossoms next spring, they must be
put In this fall.
Real Dutch bulbs are on the market again.
Not only will the planter be getting fine bulbs,
but he will be helping the small but mighty
Dutch nation across the sea.
The Dutch bulbs, so called, must be planted
in the fall, October, or even in November, II
frost does not come too soon.
Some householders grow tired Of putting in
tulip bulbs, remembering how one spring not
half Of what they had planted came up
Such things happen, but they are not so
likely to eventuate when real Dutch bulbs.
nourished in that cold land, are used.
Their bulbs are tempered by cold, and can
take it." as we say.
Few flowers appeal more to the human heart
than the tulips. They come, so bright and gay,
when there are few other blooms.
They are infinite in their variety, cloakeo
in purity, the sheen Of happiness all over thsn.
What If all of them do not come up or bloom?
Put in surplus, then you will have what you
dreamed of in the first place.