Please continue to send up prayers for her. Thank you for the prayers that you have already sent.
The American Goldfinches have really come in this week. Ken and I went a couple of days ago and got one new feeder, we already had an old one and a sack of Thistle seeds. They are really eating them. By a couple of days this sack will be gone.
This batch is all males who haven't fully put all their summer plummage on yet. I noticed the white is showing up kinda blue looking.
This batch has one female in it. You can see which one is her.
Have a great night eyerybody and may it be a blessed one. Helen
Will keep her in our prayers, Anna's back surgery was 2 weeks ago, she has gone from wheel chair to 4 wheeled walker and is slowly going to a cane, they also want her to stand or lay down, they removed parts of 2 vertebre and some material from between a disc, she still has 3 other bad ones but said she is going to wait.
ReplyDeleteOur Finches have just started to show some yellow, nice picture!
I'm so sorry to hear that your daughter is still suffering, and having a prolonged recovery. I hope that she won't need to have any more surgery.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure her students are missing her.
The finches are gorgeous! Isn't yellow the most cheerful color?
I hope her back gets better. I love the gold finches. We don't get many in my yard.
ReplyDeleteI'll keep your daughter in my prayers. Keep us posted.
ReplyDeleteI love the Gold Finches. They are my favorite!
We do worry about our children, don't we? I'm saying another prayer.
ReplyDeleteI love your goldfinch pictures.
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ReplyDeleteWill say a prayer for Mira. Bless her heart, hope the pain eases and she can get back to work teaching.
The shots of the finches are great. I love the color and I think the blue hue lends and makes it a little unique.
Later,
Jack & Sherry
I so hope her pain eases, I will keep praying for her. The birds are so pretty. Thanks for the birthday wishes for my daughter. Take care, Sheila
ReplyDeleteBless her heart...your daughter has had such a bad time of it...I am praying for her Helen! Those little birds are soooo pretty..we must not have them here in Ga...well, at least I haven't seen any at my feeder.
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I hope that your daughter will get well soon. Hope she will not have to endure pain and recover to be her own normal self again.
ReplyDeleteI think having a feeder is one great way to bring nature close to you and capture its beauty. I may find one to put in my home too... not sure such feeder is actually available in Singapore, though.
Have a good week ahead.
sending good thoughts and prayers for your daughter. I do hope things work out for her.
ReplyDeleteThe birds are gorgeous. Great shots!
Always have Mira in prayers for her recovery...which has been long and hard on her. Hope when she returns to the doctor the news will be better and she can return to her class...they all must really be worried and miss her. I just love the photos...and can't wait to get my feeder and seed...thank you for the info...and will be going by the store later today...to get what I need...they are all around our house. Hope you have a beautiful Thursday...many hugs and love,
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you already know I hope things work out for the best... IF she needs a second surgery I really hope it does what the first one was supposed to do and relieve her pain.
ReplyDeleteoh how I envy you those beautiful birds!!!! great pictures Helen
What a beautiful photo, I love greenfiches.
ReplyDeleteLove, Cathy. xx
We also have a lot of American Gold Finches here. I usually see 4 - 6 -8 or more on one feeder and the males are getting really a pretty bright yellow color now.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry that your daughter is hurting so much. Will continue to keep her in my prayers. Those little birds are beautiful. God Bless, Janie
ReplyDeleteSorry to read your daughter is still in so much pain and I know you are too. Prayers for all of you. The finches are so pretty.
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ReplyDeleteI have back problems too and |I think it's related to my bad knees-- bone on bone osteo arthritis. I was hurting the last few years working at Chrysler--but I asked the Lord to JUST LET ME RETIRE after I got my 30.5 years in.
What breed of dogs do you have|??
Hugs,
Tom Schuckman
tschuckman@aol.com
Jesus is Lord.
Helen, Your flowers and birds are gorgeous which also means you are a good photographer! I see by all your commments, others noticed this, too. They are breathtaking. I am not a flower person myself but I love to look at them, just don't like to plant. I am not a bird lover unless it's a picture of them. Hope your daughter's recovery turns around, that's rough. I broke my neck in my early 50's. How old is your daughter? Mine supposedly healed, (I am not paralyzed) but my neck bends forward and down and It ages me. Still, how can I complain? My back surgery was a laminectomy and nerve surgery BUT it didn't benefit me in the least, but I tried. The injections don't work for me either because I have NO spaces left between the disks I love your blog and continue to pray for you and your family. Merry
ReplyDeleteAs usual, your photos are fantastic! Thank you for sharing! It's hard not to worry about your daugher's back; we realize how hopeless a bad back can seem ....
ReplyDeleteFeelin' for your daughter...I can't take those meds either. Maybe she could try some holistic stuff...couldn't hurt to check it out.
ReplyDeleteLove the finches!!
Hugs,
Nancy
I hope Mira's condition improves on it's own. My sister's disc surgery worked at first but now she walks to her mailbox and is exhausted from the pain and has to sit down, and then she is fine. So many people with different symptom's following surgery. Mine is now apparently the siatic (I can't find the spelling) nerve. I had x-ray of my left hip and it showed mild to moderate degenerative arthritis. So that could have been a factor at the March physical therapy and the dextromethosone patch's that healed it up along with exercise. Then the right side got bad. Now the pain is more toward the rear of my hip and runs down my thigh. My doctor thinks that is nerve related. I worked through it the other day and seem to be getting a little better. I always blame the weather. The finch's look great at the feeder. Salty's stomach wounds have hair growing over them and no sign of infection. Apparently he was not internally injured. His front left shoulder larger wound has finally closed together after him wearing the head cone for a month. I am patiently waiting to hear from my lawyer's office. I may file the claim myself, and go to court and represent myself as I have gone over and over the facts, and know it was their dog from the beginning. My first main concern was that I be able to walk Salty without harm coming to him on my home area. - (Thinking I would never be paid for my medical or veterinarian expense anyway)- I hope Mira as well as you have some improvement and keep refusing to let the pain stop activity completely. mark/salty
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are beautiful..Don't you just love this time of year? My flowers are blooming now too. My azaleas haven't bloomed, but they are full of buds. I love your gold finches. They are beautiful. Do you have any problems with squirels eating the seeds from the feeders? Also which seeds do you think will draw finches to your feeders? Thistle or just regular finch food? I have regular finch food in my feeder, and haven't seen any yet. I hope you're having a good day.
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Pat
Helen the finches are just beautiful! There are so many of them too, like flowers with wings arent they, so pretty :) I hope things will get better in the back department for you and your daughter. I know it has to be very frustrating, especially now when things are warming up. I hope you are having a good day today. :) Love, Kelly
ReplyDeleteJust checking your journal to see if all is well with you and yours. In my prayers, Janie
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