Good Morning!

 

Design - "Bee Skep"

Chart - "Garden Beasties"

Designer - The Prairie Schooler

Fabric - 25 count white Dublin linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 6 June 2014

Completed - 8 June 2014 

Good morning!

Steller's Jay squawking

Male American Goldfinch

Towhee singing

Still singing

First sighting of a Willow Flycatcher!

And off it goes!

Wednesday's Walk

Another nice day for a walk.

Vetch

Ninebark

Cascara

Ocean Spray

Queen Anne's Lace

Hawthorne

Spider Web

Newly fledged Towhee

Front facing

Big Leaf Maple

I hope you enjoyed today's walk.

 

Chickadees!!!

So here we go!

Designer - Cottage Garden Samplings

Design - "June's Honeysuckle"

Fabric - White Chocolate linen

Started - 17 September 2013

Finished - 5 January 2014

Framed - August 2014

A rather simple gold frame that picks up the colors in the bee skeps.

So. This happened!

A nesting box that's not been occupied for 10 years has tenants!

A Black-capped Chickadee pair has built a nest, sat on the eggs, and is now feeding babies!

I am so very excited!

Parent #1

Parent #2

 

The nesting box is just off the west end of the front porch.

And it is easily viewable from inside the house. 

Also with a respectful distance, from the front porch.

The Chickadees are busy, busy birds!

What's Going On

Design - "Monthly Animal Series" - "August Bee"

Designer - Nikyscreations

Fabric - Espresso 30 count R & R linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 5 August 2016

Completed - 7 August 2016

Framed - September 2018

The frame picks up on the rosy-pink flowers.  I have quite a collection of framed beehives / bee skeps and am most pleased to now be able to display this design. 

 

What's going on?

 

Well there are male House Finches.

And male Black-headed Grosbeaks.

And female Black-headed Grosbeaks.

And female House Finches.

And of course there are Crows.

Always there are crows.

Sunday's Hummers

Well I'm seeing a female Anna's and the Merlin app tells me there is a Rufous hummingbird.

But so far am still only able to capture the male Anna's.

Saturday's Critters

Lots of Critters this week. 

Doe and squirrels

Young Buck

Doe

Tom Turkey

His Lady Love

Tom

A skunk

And a bear

I love the pads on bears' feet.