Toddler Woodpeckers

Design - "Honey Label"

Designer - Cedar Hills

Fabric - 28 count natural linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 9 June 2012

Completed - 9 June 2012

Isn't it interesting how different the same pattern can look when stitched on different fabric?  My mother stitched the above photo several years ago.  She used an 18 count cream Aida. 

I got to watch an adult male Hairy Woodpecker and newly fledged youngster at the suet feeder.

The toddler was perfectly capable of feeding itself...

...but it did not want to.

So poor old Dad...

...gathered up Bark Butter...

...and handed it off to the kid.

More?!?!?

Honestly! A parent's work is never done.

Wednesday's Walk

A cool wet spring through mid-June has paid off.

The outdoor world continues to look fresh and green.

 

Meadow of grasses and plantain

Wild honeysuckle

Ocean spray

Cascara

Cow's parsnip

Vine maple

Wild mint

Ash (tree)

Bitter cherry

Wild Monkey flower 

Columbia lily

Blackberry blossoms

Hazel nuts - looks like a really good crop this year.  The jays and squirrels and chipmunks will be delighted!

Douglas fir cones

Chickory

I hope you enjoyed today's walk.

Up in the Trees

 

 Design - "Square Dance - September" 

Designer - Heart in Hand

Fabric - 32 count Vintage Country Mocha

Fibers - WDW - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 7 September 2020

Completed - 15 September 2020

I'm late posting today...

Male Red-shafted Northern Flicker

Male Black-headed Grosbeak

An American Robin

The bird has some fruit / berries of some sort.

Bitter cherry maybe?

What are you having for lunch?

 

Ready, Set, Nest!

American Goldfinches are among the last species to mate, nest build, and raise their young. 

Can you see the pair?

Handsome guy

Busy lady

I have never seen a Goldfinch nest.

Sunday's Hummers

A floral symphony for your Sunday enjoyment.

I hope you too have a beautiful Sunday.

 

Saturday's Critters

Barry has been by almost daily.

Lazy grazing

 

Does he qualify as a lawn ornament?

Then this happened on Tuesday about 1:30pm after a couple of weeks of being bear free...

Not one, but two young black bears. 

They were back again several times Wednesday morning before I'd put out the birdfeeders.  A neighbor also reported seeing them.