Christmas Eve

Design - "Wee Santa 2000"

Designer - Heart in Hand

Fabric - 32 count Dirty Belfast

Fibers - WDW

Started - 25 November 2001

Completed - 31 December 2001

Still loving the colors in this stitch after all these years. 

The Flickers Are Back

Design - "Monthly Mania - December"

Designer - Heart in Hand

Fabric - 32 count Khaki Belfast

Started - 20 December 2000

Completed - 12 January 2001

I got to see three Flickers the other day.  

One was a female.

The other two were both males.

Good to see these charming birds again.

Sunday's Hummers

Bath Time 

It's bath time!

Dunking

Dunking and rising off

Brrrr!

Saturday's Critters

Breakfast time

Nap time

She's chewing her cud.

Can you see her teeth?

And yes, a bear came by around 8:30pm 12/13.

Scrub Jay

Chart - "Reindeer Sampler" - (kit)

Designer - Heart in Hand

Fabric - 32 count natural linen / silk

Started - 11 November 2001

Completed -17 November 2001 

A couple of California Scrub Jays came by.

They are the only ones aggressive enough to take on the much larger Flickers.

They usually lose out, but that does not stop them from trying.

They also are piggy.

No sense of portion control.

This will make for a very hearty breakfast.

Still Hanging Around

 

Design - "Reindeer" - Freebie card for chart 100 and 101

Designer - The Prairie Schooler

Fabric - 32 count Antique white linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 8 December 2011

Completed - 11 December 2011 

While most of the turkey vultures head south for the winter...

...a few birds hang around. 

Wednesday morning I had two vultures sitting and sunning on a large snag. 

Profile

Stretching out the wings...

Further...

And further until they're fully extending.

Literally sun bathing!