This is a picture of the fountain that sits in our bird bath.
You might notice it is not working.
That is because it never work.,
It exists to drive Daddy crazy.
It is supposed to float on the water, but the bird bath is not deep enough. so the pump touches the bottom of the bird bath, and tips.
So Daddy spends hours trying to balance the fountain so it sits upright. When he finally gets it he creeps away, watching it, willing it not to tip.
He mostly does this for Mommy who loves the see the birds splash in the water. She sits at the kitchen table during breakfast time and the bird entertain her. Until one of the birds lands on the fountain, tips it over, and we start once again.
Fifty years ago Mommy was on Martha's during the filming of Jaws and she could hear over the radios "the shark is not working."
Now the fountain is not working.
And we need a bigger bath.
How we love that famous line from Jaws! Mom watched that movie last week on the MGM channel. It's still just as scary! What a shame the fountain doesn't work but at least it's entertaining your dad, Ruby.
ReplyDeleteWe hope you can find a bigger bird bath so your fountain can keep working. It's always fun to watch birds taking baths in our yard too.
ReplyDeleteDang, fountains aren't supposed to stop working!
ReplyDelete“Shark is not working!” 😹 You will not believe this but I was looking at the same thing on Amazon & considered ordering. Our birdbath is shallow too, & I can see that’s a problem!!! Thanks for info!
ReplyDeleteMaybe just remove the fountain altogether....just sayin'.
ReplyDeleteNot mew too? We had one just the same and it was the most frustrating thing ever, and has now been left in the potting shed to wither away! MOL
ReplyDeleteCharlee: "We have a bird bath too, but it hasn't got a fountain! It just sits next to one of the tall sprinklers and gets refilled from that every time it runs. The birds seem to like it either way though, and we like to watch the birds, so everybody wins!"
ReplyDeleteHopefully this doesn't make your mom feel too old, but our Lady was born the same day Jaws came out. She has never seen the movie. Figures she will never get in the water again if she does. We don't have a bird bath, even though Lady would love one because Man says it would make a home for too many mosquitos. The River Cats, Tigris and Styx
ReplyDeleteOh No Ruby Rose...there have been things like it here too.
ReplyDeleteBirds love rippling water
Hugs cecilia
We hope your Dad can find a solution or get a bigger bird bath - it is important to keep Mommy happy.
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