Friday, January 14, 2011

As the Week Winds Down...


I think  that I'll probably be able to finish up "Winter Fling" today.  The snowman has French knots for his eyes and mouth.  I'm not a fan of french knots - I'm thinking he may get eyes, but not a mouth - the mouth looked "messy" when finished.

Here are further photos from our frosty Monday morning.

Mr California Quail is all puffed up.

The bronze bracken fern has a glittery white overcoat. 

The Junco would like me to leave...

He's all puffed up against the cold as well.

The Chickadee scolded me "Let me eat!  Let me eat!"


4 comments:

Kathy said...

Beautiful photos! Love the one of the frost on the fern.

I think the snowman will look fine without a mouth. And you can always use beads instead of french knots

Cath said...

totally gorgeous pictures as always . I am so jealous of the lovely birds you get to see . Maybe you could do a small quarter stitch instead of french knot for the mouth ?

Unknown said...

"Winter Fling" is really cute. I'd go with tiny beads for eyes and a straight stitch for the mouth. Of course, that is because I HATE French knots!

Love your photos, as usual.

Siobhán said...

Winter Fling looks great! I tend to do colonial knots rather than french knots, because I STINK at French knots!

Your bird pics are amazing. I keep trying to get pics of a bird that is fascinated with its reflection in the side mirror of my car. He is constantly looking at himself. I told my DH that it's his avian twin, because he always says he's never found a mirror yet that he doesn't look good in. LOL

Have a great weekend!