She said her dad had rigged up a small light bulb underneath the basin in his wife's birdbath which kept the water warm enough that it didn't freeze.
So she found a small bulb and jammed it up inside the pedestal under the water dish with some aluminum* foil.
She added some duct tape to keep everything in place, ran the wire out the bottom of the pedestal, connected it to an extension cord which was connected to another extension cord which was plugged into an outdoor socket.
The Weather Gods tell me it got down to 15.8 degrees F. (-9 C.) here last night.
So I was mightily curious when I rose early this morning.
I couldn't tell from my window spy position until a bird finally showed up and took the first sip.
Not a bit of ice!
For the first time in days!
My early morning ice-chipping days are over!
SWMBO (and her dad) are brilliant and she is reigning triumphant today.
The birds seem as grateful as I am.
They've been swarming it for a couple of hours, having their morning drinks.
*Have you noticed some of the cooks on the Food Network saying they used some "tin" foil in a recipe. I think it's all aluminum these days.
