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Beauty Products You Can EAT?

I’ve been obsessed with 2 things lately, Baby Birds and natural Beauty Recipes. These Beauty products are almost natural enough to EAT!

I’ve been keeping them in the fridge and they’re multiplying. Did I bother to label any of them? Why, no!

So now I don’t know which is which and they’re all mixed up. Whenever I smear one on, I don’t know if I’m getting a Tan, growing my Hair, using a Deodorant or putting on Sunscreen. Ha!!

I’ve been busily making anti-aging facial Toners, light, grease-less total UVA & UVA block Sunscreen (about 1000 SPF, that won’t make you white like a Clown!)  

Hair Sprays that make your hair silkier, shinier, stronger and grow faster, natural spritz on Deodorants, luscious creamy Lip Glosses, moisturizing after shower Massage & Body Oils, and my new & absolute favorite, Golden Glow Natural Self Tanner!!

It’s non sticky, non oily, super moisturizing & healing to your skin and gives you the most natural looking tan! I LOVE  it. I’ll post recipes when I’m more exact. I’m still experimenting and it sure is FUN!

I’ve always adored making natural Beauty Products. I’ve been making them since I was little!

Baby Bird Bonanza!

My neighborhood is a-chirp with Baby Birds hatching ALL around. Every kind of bird! I’ve been (way too) concerned with the Oriole family who’s been building nests right outside my bedroom in the dying, curling leaves of a great big messy Bird of Paradise tree.

All day long, every day for the past week or so I’ve been listening to a chorus of sweet little chirping voices.

And I was worried sick over the 4th of July weekend because just that morning I had found one poor little baby bird who had fallen to the sidewalk 🙁

And now it looks like the one remaining chirping baby in the nest has died too. So out of about 6 babies (2 litters), I think only one baby girl survived.

Ever determined, yesterday I saw that Mommy Oriole had built a Brand NEW Nest overnight! She’s FAST! Another very precarious Leaf Nest. Oh no!!

I heard a different sounding chirping and discovered another nest in a branch just 3 feet outside the living room window, with 3 teeny tiny Mockingbird babies, mouths open, peeping for their mother.

She and the father fly in and out with bugs and berries. She stays with them longer, nestling & snuggling them.

It’s TOO cute! Too cute to concentrate, so hard to get anything done. Especially since I have a “Bird’s Eye” view of the whole precious family.

It’s funny that they’re so close to the window…now I’m keeping the lights off at night so as not to disturb them.

Crazy how birds & animals have to live so close to people and put up with all our music, fireworks, lights, cars and leaf blowers!