Day 148
A bird-friendly ladder
August 21st, 2010
I'm walking across America.
That's the idea, at least. I'm walking westward from New York City for nine months or so. If everything goes according to plan, I'll be in Oregon when the clock runs out. If nothing goes according to plan, maybe I'll end up in Peru or Mongolia or Pennsylvania. You can read all about the details of my trip if you're so inclined.
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Here's my progress so far:
Knowing birds, I’d take the one on top.
lol
ditto!
lol… look out belowww…
If I were a cat, this would be my favorite spot.
Hey John…as the first poster, that’s what you did here. Look out beloooooowwwww!!!
Now that’s very different.
Great reuse of the ladder:)
I’ve never seen anything like this. That’s crazy!
Very cute! I wonder if birds actually use them. And Matt made it to Forest Grove! He’ll be heading into the hills next and then the coast!!!
Welcome to the Grove, Matt!
I like this idea… what a happy garden!
Charming. What a neat reuse of materials. I would’ve probably thrown the ladder away but this person put it to good use. Don’t know about the bird houses so low to the ground though. To easy for cats to get in!
How do the birds decide who gets to live where? First come, first serve?
Just noticed on the map how close you are to the end…just wanted to ask, tell me you are going to go though “Idiotville” on your way. That is amazing.
JesseBelle, I am sure Matt will walk through Idiotville….because that is the way to Rockaway, right? Is there a sign there so he will recognize it? I bet you will be running to the road every few minutes to see if he is coming! Maybe just take a deck chair and a book and a cooler with cool drinks (and a sandwich or two) and sit and read and wait! Just don’t fall asleep, because Matt is such a gentleman he will tiptoe past so as not to wake you!
as idiotville has been a ghost town for ages and ages now, i would doubt there will be signs, unless it has become a tourist site.
Love the bird ladder, but I have to ask: How does one get up/down to that door on the second floor of this house?
# 12 woo hoo
A housing complex for the birds, how cool is that? Reminds me of the bird friendly tree .. http://imjustwalkin.com/2010/05/22/a-bird-friendly-tree/
If Matt is going through Forest Grove I hope he stops at the McMenamin’s Grand Lodge. That is a real landmark going into Forest Grove. I have been hoping all along he would find one of them to go to….this might be his last chance.
http://www.mcmenamins.com/426-grand-lodge-home
Stop, stop, Matt! Lift a pint of Ruby Red for me, please!
KJarin
This place looks really nice. I think I found the ruby red-Is it the beer made with raspberry puree? If so, that sounds very good. Thanks for the link.
Well, my only comment:…as my Mom used to always say, “It’s for the birds.”…
Awesomeist bird houses or bird house display #2 or #3
What a great use for an old ladder!
What! I caught up AGAIN! Got to go see how close Matt is to Rockaway Beach, OR!
Is there really an Idiotville, OR? It’s showing up on the map above!
When you Google it, it comes up, a few sites on the internet about it, so I think there is such a “spot”, but I believe there is nothing there. One person said there isn’t even a sign. So Matt has 2 options..he will either see it, or not see it. JessieBell do you live there or near there?
Jonathan, Try this site…http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiotville,_Oregon
Obviously this is a lover of birds. My wife and I love birds also. We have 6 or 7 hummingbirds at our feeders right now and they are so much fun to watch. Had to catch one in the neighbors garage last week with a net (another neighbors) used for skimming a pool. I thought the bird was going to wear me out before I caught him, but I finally got him and turned him loose outside the garage. We also have a lot finches, eastern bluebirds, red winged blackbirds, bats etc. Some birds are very picky about where they nest-bluebirds are an example.
We love watching the “hummers” we have in Arkansas also! We have bluebird boxes and this yr they nested in 2 different boxes, neat to watch. The ladder is a neat use of old materials…but like you say, birds are picky!
What a neat idea.
A cat-friendly ladder.
There’s gotta be a couple of really fat cats nearby, Barb V. Cats aint stupid.
Unfortuently, I don’t live in Idiot. lol…I just saw it on the map, and thought it would be funny for Matt to take his picture there! :-)