This Year's First Summer Project! :)

 Every summer we have little home and garden projects that we need to do! :)
 This year we decided our old "bird station", which had seen better days, was the first we'd tackle! :) Too many large raccoons had climbed it's poles to take off with the suet, cages and all, and one side was broken at the base, leaning from the abuse. It wasn't enough to weed and clean up the area. It needed to be torn down and ...

 completely rebuilt! ... Bigger and better than before! :)

 We used the left over 10' deer fence posts, using 4 posts instead of 2, making it more sturdy, more grand, and the added height makes it safer for the birds, now that we have cats! :) The kitties will sometimes sit below, looking up, wondering how they can get from point A to point B before the birdies fly away! :) The 8' height (2' cemented below ground, 8' above), seems to be the answer for how one can have cats and still entertain wild birds! :)
The birds love it, and seem to have spread the word, as their numbers are growing every day! :)
 I've always wanted to grow trumpet vines for the hummers, so the added 2 posts gave me a place to plant an orange, and a yellow, flowering one at the front! :)
 Two of the previous roses were replanted on the back posts after I gave them a hard pruning in order to dig and lift them. If they don't survive the out of season harsh pruning, I'll buy a couple New Dawn climbing roses to plant in their place. :)
 The one ground cover rose is now planted in a huge pot until I decide on another location for it! :)
 It's this year's first summer project to be accomplished in our yard! :)
 Now, ... on to the next! :)