Sunday's Hummers

Just the guys.

I think the gals are nesting... 

Male Anna's

Male Rufous

Male Anna's

Saturday's Critters

A typical Saturday! 

May's Blog Header

May's Blog Header Revealed

There's a theme - can you figure it out?

May 2026 Blog Header

The details are listed below - the rows are vertical rows.

Row #1: Little by Little, "Rendered by Samplar"; SamSarah, "Sadie Stuart - Summer Bee Sampler"; Chessie & Me, "Quaker Bee Sampler"; Sisters & Best Friends, "Burt Lake Sampler"; Crazy Folk, "Fly by Night".

Row #2:Heart in Hand, "Tall Tree Sampler"; Lizzie Kate, "Spring Basket"; The Trilogy, "Happy Chirp Chirp Day"; Leisure Arts, "A Sampling of Tradition - Noah's Sampler" by Kandace Thomas; "Birds of a Feather, "Alphabet Sampler". 

Row #3: Plum Street Samplers, "Free Bird"; Bent Creek, "Hope"; The Trilogy, "Out of the Box"; Cross Stitch Sampler Magazine April 1995, Janelle Marie Designs, "Geranium Sampler". 

Row #4: La-D-Da, "Bloomin Alphabet"; Bent Creek, "The Sampling"; Just Nan, "Blue Bird Sampler" Twisted Threads, "Harvest Trio - Bitty Birds Sampler".

Row #5: Curtis Boehringer, "Jack-O-Lantern Sampler"; BrightNeedle, "Twin Hearts Sampler"; Twisted Threads, "Spelling Bees"; Ewe & Eye & Friends, "Peacock Spot Sampler"; Homespun Elegance, "There is a Garden".

  

Row #6: The Goode Huswife, "The Cat Sampler"; Heart in Hand, "Spring Alphabet"; The Trilogy, "Happy Gobble Gobble Day".

Row #7: Cedar Hill, "Country Poppies"; Hog River, Ladybug Sampler"; Just Cross Stitch MAgazine - Halloween 2012, Knotted Tree, "Little Owl Sampler"; Heart in Hand, "Sunflower Sampler".

Row #8:Better Homes & Garden, "Prize Winning Mini Samplers - Fruit Sampler"; The Drawn Thread, "For the Birds"; BrightNeedle, "Bright Winter"; Blackbird Designs, "With Needle and Thread - Simple Harvest"; The Cricket Collection, "Green Thumb - A-Bee-C"".

Row #9: Bent Creek,"Lydia Sill"; Twisted Threads, "Gingham Hearts".

And that wraps up the May Blog Header.  Leave a comment of email me directly if you have questions.

Posted by Beth at 5:00 AM 6 comments  questions. 

Perching

Design - "Rendered By"

Designer - Little By Little

Fabric - 36 count Light Espresso R & R linen

Fibers - DMC

Started - 31 May 2010

Completed - 24 June 2010

I simplified the border, messed with the alphabet, added the year, and my initials.

Plenty of perches this time of year.

A male Black-headed Grosbeak on a lovely, leafy perch.

Two Mourning Doves

And a BIG surprise!

A male California Quail

I've not seen one in well over a year.

No sign of a female though...

Wednesday's Walk

 It's Iris tenax Time

So many shades of purple, lavender, and violet!

Three Kinds

 

Design - "Hare's Another Rabbit!" (freebie)

Designer - Mosey 'n Me

Fabric - 32 count Flax linen

Fibers - DMC & WDW - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started  - 6 April 2014

Completed  16 April 2014

Three kinds of woodpeckers to share.

Male Hairy Woodpecker

Female Flicker

She's sitting atop our chimney.

And three Acorn Woodpeckers all at the same time.

A male

Female and male

Two males

A male posing - lots of great poses!

Such bright, sharp colors.