January Snows

Design - "January Snows"

Designer - Bent Creek

Fabric - 32 count French Cafe Mocha linen

Fibers - GAST & WDW - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 5 January 2011

Completed - 8 January 2011

January Snows is right!

After three winters with no snow in our part of the Willamette Valley,

...we woke up yesterday morning to a couple of inches of snow.

The dark gray skies lingered for most of the day.

The light, icy dry snow fell until about 2pm. 

We ended up with just a bit over 4"... 

...and a Winter Wonderland.

Thankfully after the destruction wrought by our ice storm,  

...this storm looks to be 'easier' on the forest.

I could hear the Acorn Woodpeckers working on their granary tree (off to the left), but I did not see them at the feeders.  

I did have fresh water available.

The California Quail act as mini-snowplows and they made lots of trails to the feeders.

The fir boughs are ssnow-covered, but not weighted down.

Standing proud.

The clouds broke as the sun set.

We are supposed to get down to 10°F Wednesday night.

Believe me I will keep the feeders full and rotate the hummingbird feeders to that they have access to calories to fight the bitter cold.