Wednesday's Walk

It's a lovely day, off we go! 

Big Leaf Maple

Hazel

Buckbrush (Ceanothus cuneatus) an Oregon native

Native Dicentra

Hawthorne

This tree is FULL of blooms this year.

The Trio

This sampler is called "Brite Birds", a freebie issued in 1998 from Barrick Samplers. I stitched the piece of 32 count raw Belfast linen. I began on the 12th July 2009and finished it the 16th of July 2009. I used the DMC colors as listed. I changed the date to 2009 and high-lighted my name: b,e,h,t (Beth) in Topaz rather than the black as charted.

The Trio came by at the end of April. 

A guy and gal

ALL THREE BIRDS! (Yes, I'm shouting!)

One guy

Another one

It appears they'll be semi-regulars this spring and summer.

Blue Bird Day

Design - Fly By Night

Designer - Crazy Folk

Linen - 28 count Light Exemplar Lakeside linen

Fibers - WDW

Started - 1 April 2010

Completed - 16 May 2010

 

I had a special treat at the end of April.

Someone came by to check out a nesting box. Do you see him? 

This guy!

And his mate.

Here he is - a Western Bluebird

And here she is!

She's quietly pretty.

While he has stronger, bolder colors.

And posed so beautifully.

I could not believe that I got several nice poses.

I don't think that there is a chance they'll nest here, nonetheless it was great to see them.

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.

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