these are, essentially, the sights and sounds of nature that make this garden a top attraction. trimmed the edges and then applied the elastic to the top of the band, leaving a long tail to attach the ring. still, i feel that my addition of apples is one change grandma would approve of (for years she had an apple tree in her front yard, so i’m betting she probably made a variation like this herself at one point). but don’t give up hope, just give it another shot. just wanted to tell you thanks!! 