Friday Families

Design - "Bumble Bee"

Designer - Sisters and Best Friends

Fabric - 25 count Vintage Country Mocha Lugana

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 19 June 2014

Completed - 20 June 2014 

This female Hairy Woodpecker was by herself.

But I also had a family of four fly in and hang out on this tree.

I was only able to capture two of the four birds.

   

I think there were three kids and one adult - this is one of the kids.

I also had a family of four Black-capped Chickadees.

This time I was only able to photograph one of the young birds.

Good Morning!

 

Design - "Bee Skep"

Chart - "Garden Beasties"

Designer - The Prairie Schooler

Fabric - 25 count white Dublin linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 6 June 2014

Completed - 8 June 2014 

Good morning!

Steller's Jay squawking

Male American Goldfinch

Towhee singing

Still singing

First sighting of a Willow Flycatcher!

And off it goes!

Wednesday's Walk

Another nice day for a walk.

Vetch

Ninebark

Cascara

Ocean Spray

Queen Anne's Lace

Hawthorne

Spider Web

Newly fledged Towhee

Front facing

Big Leaf Maple

I hope you enjoyed today's walk.

 

Chickadees!!!

So here we go!

Designer - Cottage Garden Samplings

Design - "June's Honeysuckle"

Fabric - White Chocolate linen

Started - 17 September 2013

Finished - 5 January 2014

Framed - August 2014

A rather simple gold frame that picks up the colors in the bee skeps.

So. This happened!

A nesting box that's not been occupied for 10 years has tenants!

A Black-capped Chickadee pair has built a nest, sat on the eggs, and is now feeding babies!

I am so very excited!

Parent #1

Parent #2

 

The nesting box is just off the west end of the front porch.

And it is easily viewable from inside the house. 

Also with a respectful distance, from the front porch.

The Chickadees are busy, busy birds!

What's Going On

Design - "Monthly Animal Series" - "August Bee"

Designer - Nikyscreations

Fabric - Espresso 30 count R & R linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 5 August 2016

Completed - 7 August 2016

Framed - September 2018

The frame picks up on the rosy-pink flowers.  I have quite a collection of framed beehives / bee skeps and am most pleased to now be able to display this design. 

 

What's going on?

 

Well there are male House Finches.

And male Black-headed Grosbeaks.

And female Black-headed Grosbeaks.

And female House Finches.

And of course there are Crows.

Always there are crows.

Sunday's Hummers

Well I'm seeing a female Anna's and the Merlin app tells me there is a Rufous hummingbird.

But so far am still only able to capture the male Anna's.