Showing posts with label form follows function. Show all posts
Showing posts with label form follows function. Show all posts

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Bird Feeders or Hanging Trash Update

Ok, time for an update on the Feeder/Hanging Trash report. 
Yes, it was cheap to make and an OK reuse of materials.
And, I can almost live with the look.  I did move it from the "out front tree with very public view" to the "back of the Christmas Tree that faces the unseen side of the house".
Take into consideration:
Form Follows Function has always been one of my favorite sayings.
This particular feeder is a looser.  It's Form doesn't allow for easy filling.  The light weight when running low on food leads to blowing in the wind.  The Cardinals didn't like it even when I filled it with sunflower seeds.  The holes were too little for the seeds to flow out and when I made them bigger.... well it was just a mess.
So, back to the drawing board and the trash bin.