Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Reinstating WIP Wednesday

I have several larger projects languishing in a stack one top of another.
I decided to reinstate WIP Wednesday - a day that I stitch on one of my UFOs and turn it back into a WIP. Last week I picked up "More Than Luck" which I had not touched since March.  I stitched the word Hope and four more shamrocks.  So good progress, even though looking at it closely I need to frog out and restitch parts of two of the shamrocks.   

After bemoaning my lack of Evening Grosbeaks, one day earlier last week I was treated to several birds.

It was a drizzly day, but they did not seem to mind.

At one piont I counted 4 guys and 4 gals.

Here's one of the happy couples.

They hung out in the brush more than the feeders.

Love those big beaks (thus their name). 

Makes them look rather regal! 

At one point I had a Hairy Woodpecker, a couple of Evening Grosbeaks, Goldfinches, and a Pine Siskin.

The Hairy Woodpecker left to be replaced by an Acorn Woodpecker.

Back to the Evening Grosbeaks.
Looking quizzical.

Looking proud.

Looking thoughtful.

Peering at one another.

7 comments:

  1. I've heard them called "grocery" beaks!!

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  2. They are really very colorful birds!

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  3. Beautiful stitching
    Birds are very lovelies

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  4. I like the sound of WIP Wednesdays! Lovely stitching. Those Grosbeaks are gorgeous!

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  5. I'm liking that 'More than Luck' piece... very nice! Look at all those Grosbeaks! Today I saw my FIRST Blue one (not at my feeder but at a NWR)!! So excited! AND I got some good pictures! Woohoo! I'll probably blog tomorrow... Hugs!

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