Homemade Christmas Tip: It's for the birds!

Wandering through one of our snooty garden shops the other day, I got looking wistfully at some cute little bird houses and feeders. The prices were jaw droppers - $45 at up. Yikes. There had to be a more economical way to add to the collection I already have in my huge Sycamore tree in the backyard.

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Kokanee Salmon Run, Lake Tahoe, California

Taking a nice Sunday drive around Lake Tahoe is always a delight at this time of year - the leaves are brilliant, with intense splashes of yellow where the aspen settle in the ravines. We drove up there last weekend with my 91-year-old Mom, and the day couldn’t have been more pleasant. Fresh air, shirtsleeves, soft autumn sunlight, happy people who wanted to chat as they walked, cameras - and these beautiful fish.

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