Smiling Faces

I thought it would be nice to show off a seasonal stitch - and since I still have nothing going on, here's an oldie from 1998.

"Yikes"

Designer - Bent Creek

Chart - Yikes

Fabric - 11" x 9" Champagne linen

Started - 2 December 1998

Completed - 10 December 1998

I like all the smiling faces - nothing frightening there!

On my Wednesday walk, I had a bird or two pop in.

The walk began with the discovery of several very large gray feathers by the Quarry Pond.  I imagine they belong to a raptor of some sort.

No surprise to have a Song Sparrow show up.

But here - do you see the bird in the brush?

Here he is!  A Ruby-crowned Kinglet!

They are a winter bird for me, though not usually a feeder bird.

In severe weather they will sometimes come for suet.

Then a large bird caught my eye as it flew in.

I was thinking hawk, but nope, a male Pileated Woodpecker.

As he never made a sound, I was glad I'd picked up on the movement.

And I'll finish with two more Winter Regulars.

A Golden-crowned Sparrow.

A Fox Sparrow.