Friday, October 9, 2026

Friday Finches

Designer - Fanci That
Chart - Pumpkin (#101)
Fabric - 10" x 10" 36 count Edinborough Sand
Began -1 October 2002
Completed - Halloween 2002

Friday Finches

American Goldfinches

Male House Finch



Not a finch, but cute - Junco

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Passing Through

Design - "A Halloween Year - Year II - January - A Hoot"
Designer - Homespun Elegance
Fabric - 30 count R & R Havana linen
Fibers - WDW & GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 7 October 2013
Completed - 9 October 2013

 I normally just see this bird during spring and fall migrations as it is passing through.

A Townsend's Warbler


There were two of them, but I only got photos of one.

Such a pretty bird

I'm happy I got to see a couple during fall migration.

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Wednesday's Walk

A short walk today

Hawthorne

Ash

Hazel

Plum

Douglas fir

Big Leaf Maple

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Lots of Woodpeckers

Design - "Stacked Halloween"
Designer - Hinzeit
Fabric - 28 count Beige Jobelan
Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 3 November 2014
Completed - 13 November 2014


Lots of Woodpeckers

Female Downy Woodpecker


Male Hairy Woodpecker



Female Hairy Woodpecker


Female Acorn Woodpecker



Female Flicker



And far away, a male Pileated Woodpecker!




A great couple of days for woodpecker watching!

Monday, October 5, 2026

Bath Time

Design - "A Halloween Year - August - Spooky"
Designer - Homespun Elegance
Fabric - 30 count WDW Putty linen
Fibers - WDW & GAST - 2 strands over two threads 
Started - 5 October 2011
Completed - 5 October 2011 

 

Crow Bath Time



Lots of splashing!




Sunday, October 4, 2026

Sunday's Hummers

Blue skies and Anna's