Monday, October 13, 2014

Adding Orange


On Sunday I picked up "October's Marigold" after a couple of week's hiatus. I stitched the black cat, the orange moon, and the eyes and mouths of all the pumpkins.  I also stitched the sentiment.  All that is left to do - the marigolds!

Changes continue in the Bird World as we transition from summer to fall.
Most of the Band-tailed Pigeons have left - I have a small flock of 6-7 birds lingering on.

The Swallows are gone as are most of the Turkey Vultures.

On the plus side, the Golden-crowned Sparrows have returned.

There are more Juncos around.

And I'm hearing and seeing lots more Black-capped Chickadees. 

"Chick-a-dee-dee-dee!"

The Red-breasted Nuthatches are active as well.

They prefer the protection of a conifer forest.  

So they are most active at the feeder in my sister's Dahlia garden.

The California Quail come by daily.

My beloved Annas are permanent residents and I can count on seeing them literally every day of the year.

6 comments:

  1. Beth, October's Marigold is beautiful! The colours are gorgeous! We are also being entertained by juncos, nuthatchers and chickadees.

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  2. I really love the October piece -- it's wonderful, even without the marigolds! Beautiful birds too, of course. Been away all weekend so I'm catching up!

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  3. Really love this WIP so much, Beth--can't wait to see it all finished up!

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  4. Great pictures, as always! Hubby is in agreement to start bird watching... so tomorrow we shall start gathering supplies and such! Yay!

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  5. I love October's Marigold. The colours are stunning. I fear I won't get to this one this year as I'm still on July!

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