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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Good Morning Tracy, yes, that is cool indeed. Yesterday evening, Terry and I heard one of our little “Bird Friends” close up to the fence at the edge of the back yard, and, he or she was singing his or heart out, we had the windows open, so, we were saying Hi to him or her and how pretty and happy he or she sounded. We love the sounds of nature, big smile.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 25, 2024 8:08 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists' <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> carcione@access.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Successful Saturday - garden<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Henry. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Already bees and butterflies are visiting the native flowers I put in last year, and birds and other critters are drinking and washing in the fountain I put up this spring. If you build it, they will come! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I also have a small birdbath close to my kitchen door, and last night I heard a bird taking a bath in it. It was so cool! I heard it land on the side, then splashing and flicking its wings around, then flying off after a minute or so.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tracy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>