Wednesday's Walk in a Week

It's going to be a hot day. Let's get off to an early start.

Spirea douglasii

Ninebark?

Blackberries

Ripe ones with Poison oak

 

Bracken fern

Ocean Spray

Native Honeysuckle

Interesting lichen on the bark of a Big Leaf Maple 

Big Leaf maple leaves and seeds

Stay cool!

Cuties Are Back

Design - "Old Glory"

Designer - Sam Sarah

Fabric - 32 count white linen

Fibers - Crescent Colours - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 20 July 2013

Completed - 21 July 2013

I saw a small flock of Bushtits!

My best photo - this is a male.

Can you see the Bushtit flying toward a branch?

Here's another one clinging from a branch.

I hope they show up again. 

They've Left

 

Design - "Star Spangled Summer" (kit)

Designer - Heart in Hand

Fabric - 32 count Natural linen

Fibers - WDW - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 2 July 2012

Completed - 4 July 2012

The design called for WDW Twilight.  I thought Twilight was too green and switched to WDW Navy. 

They Violet-green Swallows have all fledged.

This nesting box finished up on the 4th of July.

Proud parents

This box took a week longer.

The baby was not interested in leaving.

But as the days progressed, it stuck out further and further. 

I think it fledged on Friday the 10th.

Now it seems very quiet. No chirping, and the parents aren't chattering any longer.

Sunday's Hummers

Females today

Female Rufous

Female Anna's

Anna's again?

Saturday's Critters

Critters include

A doe

And two fawns - #1

Fawn #2

A doe with a single fawn

Breakfast time!

A baby skunk

Still nursing

Eating

A gray squirrel

Two skunks

Skunks and deer and squirrel all at the same time.