Bathing Hummer

Design - "August" (Flip It)

Designer - Lizzie Kate

Fabric - 32 count Country French Cafe Mocha linen

Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 28 August 2016

Completed - 29 August 2016

I haven't seen a bathing hummer in ages. 

Getting ready

They like this tiny bubbling pool at the top of the fountain. 

Pausing

Pretty wet bird!

Dipping down

Fanning off

Ready for another go at it.

Geese in Flight

 Design - "August"

Chart - "A Prairie Year"

Designer - The Prairie Schooler

Fabric - 32 count Lambswool linen

Fibers -DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads - watermelon seeds 1 strand smyrna crosses

I had a small flock of geese fly overhead.

They never "spoke", but probably were Canada Geese.

Hey!  Look at me!

That's better.

Wednesday's Walk

It's August

Everything is going to seed

Cow's Parsnip

False Solomon's Seal

Cattails

Columbia Lily

Lupin

Oregon White Oak

But, hey!  It's a Blue Sky Day!

Ash

Vine Maple

Teasle

Hope you enjoyed the walk.

Tuesday's Birds

Design - "August"

Chart - "Year Book - July and August"

Designer - Lizzie Kate

Fabric - 28 count Light Mocha Cashel linen

Fibers - WDW & DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 19 August 2016

Completed - 20 August 2016

This was by far the biggest bird I saw.

A military helicopter.

Steller's Jay chowing down

Song Sparrow bathing

Chestnut-backed Chickadee just being cute.

Monday's Mix

Design - "Watermellon"

Chart - "123 August"

Designer - Curtis Boehringer

Fabric - 32 count Antique White Jobelan

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 4 August 2016

Completed - 5 August 2016

Woodpecker mix  

The Hairy Woodpeckers are in love with the mature mulleins.

Immature Hairy

Immature Flicker

Male Acorn Woodpecker

Back to the mulleins we go!

Female Acorn Woodpecker

Make sure you too stay alert!

Sunday's Hummers

Four birds in the area.

Here are photos of two of them.

Female Anna's

Another bird with some throat color.

Same bird at the feeder.