You are probably getting sick of me <smile>......sorry.

Some folks are feeling that they cannot get certified yet because they
don't have a water source for animals.

Folks----this is very simple......you do not neet to install a pond or
stream or fancy fountain. If you have some saucers like you would put
under a flower pot, fill them with water, set them out in the yard on a
ledge or a rock or just someplace they can be found, keep water in them
and that will meet the criteria.

Trust me-----I don't have anything fancy but I have set up some shallow
containers in my front yard so I can see them from my living room, fill
them with water and I have a great time watching the birds come for a
drink.........and they are thirsty now!.

I also set some saucers in some sheltered places on the ground and the
toads are finding them........yippee!.

So--go take care of this and then go to
http://www.nwf.org/backyard/certify.cfm and send in your certification.

Our neighborhood Beautification Chair and I have spent some time this
morning getting all the paperwork in to the city to hopefully qualify
for one of the three prizes that will go out, but one of the criteria
relates to the number of homes certified.

You can do your part by doing this online.......it is fast, fast, fast.

Call me if you have questions........454-7219 . cheryl
silver