I have created a bird sanctuary in my yard.  I was pleased with it’s outcome – I have a birdbath for my feathered friends to keep cool, there are two bird houses that remain unoccupied as of yet, and a bird feeder – I am on feeder #3 (The one in the pic is now out of commission) but I will post about my war with the squirrels later – and nothing is better than waking up to the sound of birds tweeting.  It’s like I wake up in a Disney cartoon!  Although my wife doesn’t share the love of the bird sounds in the morning – she does agree it’s a nice place to sit and relax