Wednesday's Walk - 5 Years Ago

Off we go in search of some fall color.

 

Blackberry leaves

Pacific Dogwood

Poison Oak

Wild Honeysuckle

Rosehips and Cascara

Blackberries

Vine Maple

Vine Maple

Willow

A mix - at the edge of the Big Creek

Oregon White Oak

Ash

It would not be fall without some acorns!

 

Up High

 

Design - "The Ark"

Designer - The Artist's Collection

Chart - Noah and Company - The Ark

Fabric - 32 Count Blue Ridge linen

Fibers - DMC

Started - 1 June 1998

Completed - 19 July 1998

Up High!

I've no idea what this flock of large birds is. Black with some white.

Mourning Dove

Scruffy Crows

Steller's Jay

Interesting Birds

Design - "Noah's Colonial Ark"

Designer - ?

Chart - Better Homes & Gardens Prize Winning Mini Samplers

Fabric -  28 count White Jobelin

Fibers - DMC

Started - 8 March 1997

Completed - 18 March 1997

Interesting Birds

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Upside down Red-breasted Nuthatch

Junco

Female Bushtit

Male Bushtit

And just passing through...an Evening Grosbeak

And another one!

Sunday's Hummers

A couple of Anna's

Anna's #1 

Anna's #2

 

Saturday's Critters

A couple of deer

Western Gray Squirrel

 

Returning

 

Design - "Noah's Mitten"

Designer - The Cricket Collection

Chart - A Well Dressed Man

Fabric - 10 count Navy Heatherfield

Fibers - DMC

Started - 7 November 1996

Completed - 11 November 1996

Returning for the winter

I had my first sighting of a Golden-crowned Sparrow.

They've been gone spring / summer, but have now returned and will winter here.

It's nice to have them back.

And while the Juncos did not leave per say, there were far fewer of them this summer. 

The numbers are increasing and this winter I'll have a couple of dozen birds.