More on bird baths

We love bird baths. To an extreme, I'd say. In the back yard, I think we've gotten up to 20 now. Of all sizes and shapes. While at the Little Nature Store in Boerne last week, a solar contraption caught my eye--a Floating Lily Solar Fountain. I offered to buy it for James' birthday (which was yesterday), but he said no, thanks, he'd much rather have something called a D-R Trimmer? Not to worry. I bought the fountain any way! It's pretty cool. The solar panels power the water pump ONLY when the sun's out. We'll see how long it lasts.

A few months ago, we bought this mosaic bird bath from a nice lady in Austin (a CraigsList find). We had it sitting for the longest time on our back patio. Finally, a few days ago, we set it in a garden, and it looks BEAUTIFUL there. We've enjoyed watching a male cardinal that drinks from it.

P.S. Here's a cute $10 bird bath that we bought at the same Boerne store last week, too. It's made of resin and probably won't last for real long. But we filled the base with sand so at least it's more sturdy.