2015 Final Finish + An Acorn Adventure

Design - "Celebrate!"

Chart - "Tiny Tidings XIX"

Designer - Lizzie Kate

Fabric - 28 count Amber linen

Fibers - WDW - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 23 December 2015

Completed - 31 December 2015

It's past time to share my final 2015 finish with you, but as we had a bit of snow, sleet and freezing rain Sunday and Monday, reindeer are still pretty seasonal!

The month of December 2015 was one storm after another.  Lots of rain and lots of wind.  While we were fortunate enough to escape any flooding or downed trees, my Acorn Woodpeckers did not escape unscathed.     

On the morning of December 23rd I stepped outside to look around and noticed that the top 20 feet or so of the Acorns' granary tree had broken off!

Compare this photo to the one above and you can see just how much is gone.

I got a little hysterical as I did not immediately see the birds.  I worried that they'd become homeless and might move elsewhere. But in the next couple of days the Acorn Woodpeckers slowly reappeared at my feeders and were active one again stashing peanuts in their granary tree.

I certainly would sorely miss these characters if they moved elsewhere!

I have two males...

...and one female for sure.

I maintain that this guy with the messy 'Mohawk' is the juvenile. 

And this is the adult male.

Here the female perches above the two guys.

With our nasty weather the birds have been a bit more tolerant and allowed the Starlings to eat unmolested.

I don't often see this as the Acorns normally chase off the Starlings.