Gramma Izzie always fed “her birds” (wild birds), and I started doing it after she died. I’m still doing it. I have four feeders on the porch, and I recently put up a glass hanging birdbath (but the birds wouldn’t go near it with water so I am using it as a feeder now and they LOVE IT).

I am in my early summer teacher cleaning/organizing frenzy, and I found a bag of trail mix in my stuff so today the birds get some raisins, peanuts, and sunflower seeds mixed into their catfood (starlings and bluejays love catfood) and regular birdseed mix!