Halloween

I dropped by Hiron's the other day to look at their fall displays.

Owls...

...owls...

...even more owls...

And all of them pretty darned cute!

Lots of wonderful Halloween displays.

Spooky stuff everywhere.

Oh and more owls in the front left!

Even black and orange trees.

I'm kinda partial to the orange and black spotted cream colored pumpkin.

HAPPY OWL-O-WEEN!!

Wednesday's Walk

Autumnal tones for today's walk.

Blackberry

Wild honeysuckle berries

Nootka rosehips

Big Leaf Maple

Hawthorne

Bracken fern

Pine needles

Hazel brush

Little Birds

Design - "A Halloween Year - Year II - Janaury - A Hoot"

Designer - Homespun Elegance

Fabric - 30 count R & R Havana linen

Fibers - WDW & GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 7 October 2013

Completed - 9 October 2013

Not many photos to share today.

I am pleased though...

...to see Juncos once again.

And I've been regularly hearing Bewick's Wrens.

Finally got to see one.

Can you see it?

Blue Sky Birds

Design - "October Owls"

Chart - "October" #164

Designer - The Prairie Schooler

Fabric - 32 count Lambswool linen

Started - 3 November 2012

Completed - 4 November 2012

Blue sky birds

Most of the Band-tailed Pigeons are gone, but there are still a couple around.

Look at the crop of Douglas fir cones in that tree!

A California Scrub Jay

Rarely seen - a Scrub Jay and Steller's Jay at the feeders at the same time.

A great way to compare the two birds.

Sunday's Hummers

Focusing on the male Anna's once again.

 

Saturday's Critters

What's out there?

A chipmunk having a drink of water.

Oh Deer!

A couple of does

I'm looking at you!

Not Barry.

A very skittish buck was briefly in the backyard.

Life Got In the Way

Design - "A Baltimore Bride - Sophia"

Designer- Summer House Stitche Works

Fabric - 28 count Picture This Plus Doubloon Cashel

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 5 November 2015

Completed - 18 January 2016

Life got in the way, so I do not have any bird photos to share today.

I am hoping to be able to get back to it later today.    

Larger Birds

Chart - "Alphabet Owls"
Designer - JBW Designs
Fabric - 32 count cream linen
Fibers - GAST, WDW, & Crescent Colors - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 26 October 2016
Completed - 29 October 2016

Amazing design skill set to create an alphabet in the shape of an owl!

I'm hearing lots of birds, but not seeing all that many.

California Scrub Jay

Really nice profile photo.

Female Flicker

That bill means business!

Wednesday's Walk

Time of a lovely walk that ends with a pretty sunset.

A clump of moss (fallen from an oak tree).

Oaks leaves and oak gall.

Lots of leaves

Ash

Nootka rosehips 

Rosehips

Osier dogwood

Brightly glowing Ash

And here's the sunset.

A lovely way...

...to end the day.