What I'm Seeing

Design - "Ribbony Rabbit"

Chart - "Letters Part 3"

Designer - The Cricket Collection

Fabric - 28 count R & R Old Mill Java

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 8 May 2014

Completed -  10 May 2014

What I'm seeing...

Nice flocks of House Finches

Golden-crowned Sparrows in breeding colors.

I keep expecting these guys to move on to their summer territories.

And Flickers

Gotta' love me some Flickers.

A blue sky day and a brightly colored bird.

Here's A Warbler!

Continuing with my Frame a Rabbit theme, several years ago I took in Ewe & Eye & Friend's "Brown Bunny" to be finished. 

We decided on a very plain brown frame wit a bit of a metallic finish. 

As the sampler is a bit busy, I thought a simple frame would be best.

I think it sets off the piece nicely...and so does the brown bunny.

Migration is marvelous!

The Pacific NW does not have nearly the number of species of warblers that there are in the East and Midwest. 

So we celebrate those that we DO have.

This is our most common summer one - an Orange-crowned Warbler. 

This series of photos is blurry as I took them through a window (which needs to be cleaned!).

It's been pretty regular morning and evening working away on the suet.

A brighter outdoor photo. The bird spends a lot of time lurking/hiding in the roses.

Here's my best shot.  A nice, colorful bird.

So This Happened

Monday April 19th 6:15pm

Yep!  A bear. 

A good-sized bear.

I watched safely inside from the kitchen.

But as the bear ambled off to the right, it startled Ajax lurking in the brush.

She erupted out of the thicket scaring the heck out of the bear, who then thundered off into the brush.

Ajax tore up to the patio, but being a cat refused to come inside.  

Bigger Birds

 

Design - "Rabbit"

Chart - "Woodland Sampling"

Designer - The Prairie Schooler

Fabric - 32 count Lambswool linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 25 April 2014

Completed - 26 April 2014 

Bigger birds.

The crows

They've figured out that if they bring peanuts in the shell to this birdbath - plastic over cement.

It's hard enough that they can crack open the peanuts.

And yes, there are several Band-tailed Pigeons about the place.

 

A Burst of Yellow

Design - Rabbit ABC

Chart - Miniature Samplers IV

Designer - Homespun Elegance

Fabric - 28 count Wichelt Sandstone

Started - 19 May 2010

Completed - 20 May 2010 

Look at those feeders!

My first LARGE flock of American Goldfinches this spring.

Every feeder was crowded.

All of the port in use.

Will they stay here, or are they still moving around?

The Lesser Goldfinches wonder what the big deal is.

Sunday's Hummers

All of the gang is represented this week.

Male Anna's

Male Rufous

Male Rufous

Female Anna's

Male Anna's

Female Anna's

Female Rufous

Happy Sunday!