Weekly Rap Up

Design - Sadie Stuart "Summer Bee Sampler"

Designer - Sam Sarah Design Studio

Fabric - 28 count WDW Blue Jeans Gingham

Fibers - GAST Simply Shaker Colors - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 15 June 2012

Completed - 27 June 2012

The flowers were a bit of a challenge, but in looking at this stitch, I am still very pleased with it.

The Violet-green Swallows continue to show interest in a couple of the nesting boxes.

This is the female

Steller's Jay strutting its stuff

Male House Finch strutting its stuff

Male Black-headed Grosbeak also struttting

Everyone is strutting! 

This Week's Woodpeckers

Design - "Happy Chirp Chirp Day"

Designer - The Trilogy

Fabric - 32 count natural Belfast linen

Fibers - Crescent Colours, GAST, & WDW - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 7 January 2013

Completed - 22 January 2013

This week's woodpeckers include...

A male Acorn Woodpecker

Big bite!

A female Flicker

And a male Hairy Woodpecker

Three varieties - not bad!

Wednesday's Walk

It's green outside!

I love this time of year when the Douglas fir put on bright green new growth.

 

Bright Yellow

Design - "Cardinal Sampler"

Chart - "Winter Trio"

Designer - Twisted Threads

Fabric - 32 count Dirty Belfast linen

Fibers - WDW - 2 strands over 2 threads 

Started - 6 February 2014

Completed - 7 February 2014 

Bright yellow amongst the green.

Male American Goldfinch in breeding colors.

Male and females hanging out...

At the feeders

The males are much more brightly colored and have the black spot above their bill. 

Bright bird!

Up High

Design - "Fruit Sampler"

Designer- unknown

Chart - "Prizewinning Mini Samplers" 034819

Better Homes and Gardens

Fabric - 28 count Khaki Jobelin

Floss - DMC

Started - 5 March 1997

Completed - 8 March 1997

My cross stitch selection is an older stitch - 29 years old now, wow!  Have you been stitching long enough to remember buying cross stitch magazine and the charts featured in them?

Up high!

An Osprey

Only the 2nd time I've seen an Osprey flying overhead. 

A small kettle of Turkey Vultures

There were seven in the group.

A California Scrub Jay

A Steller's Jay

Female Black-headed Grosbeak

A male Black-headed Grosbeak

And look!

A female Evening Grosbeak! Hard top top that!

Sunday's Hummers

 I think everyone is nesting.

I've only seen the male Anna's for the past 7-10 days.