Saturday, May 23, 2026

Saturday's Critters

Some of the visitors this week.

A bull snake



A skunk



NOT a gray squirrel!


A doe and a young buck

She's still in charge.

A gray squirrel

Hope you are able to enjoy the holiday weekend.

Friday, May 22, 2026

Swallows and Finches

Design - "Bluebird Sampler"
Designer - Just Nan
Fabric - 32 count white linen
Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 29 May 2011
Completed -26 June 2011


Watching and nesting...

Male Lesser Goldfinch watches a male Violet-green Swallow.

Now there's a pair of Lessers.

A female Violet-green pokes out her head.


Goldfinches and House Finches

A female Goldfinch

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Back to Woodpeckers

 

Design - "Plum Berry Sampler"
Designer - Bent Creek
Fabric - 32 count Touchstone linen
Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 2 February 2001
Completed - 27 February 2001


Back to woodpeckers...

A female Flicker looking for ants.



A male Acorn Woodpecker

I had two of them the other day.




A male Hairy Woodpecker

Love me some suet!

A lovely day over all.

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Wednesday's Walk

I'm off on a short stroll today.

  

Big Leaf Maple

Buckbrush

Dogwood

Ninebark

Foxglove

Bleeding Heart

Columbine

Thimbleberry


Osier Dogwood

Native Bleeding Heart

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Acorns

Design - "Backyard Birds"
Designer- La-D-Da
Fabric - 32 count R & R LA-D-Da Brown linen
Fibers - ???
Started - 1 September 2009
Completed -16 September 2009

So here's a flashback - I can't believe that I completed a large sampler in just a couple of weeks - wow!


Morning light is not the best.


Prepare for take-off!

Sunday evening I saw all three Acorn Woodpeckers.
But I only manage a couple of photos of one of the guys.

Monday, May 18, 2026

The Crows

Design - "May Blooms"
Designer - Bent Creek
Fabric - 32 count French Country Cafe Mocha
Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - May 2015
Completed - May 2015

Had a couple of crows on Sunday.

Looking

Eating




Ajax was on my lap watching, but she's decided the crows are too aggressive to take on.