Tuesday

Design - "Turkey on an Egg" (kit)

Designer - Bent Creek

Fabric - 28 count Flax linen

Fibers - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 8 November 2012

Completed - 11 November 2012 

Now that it is autumn...

I have a couple of Mourning Doves hanging around.

Yes, you!

And there are LOTS of Steller's Jays.

I think their feather pattern is wonderful with stained glass styled wings.

And the two light blue stripes between their eyes - unmatched!

Ajax says "Hey!"

Design - "Sampling Thanksgiving"

Designer - Lizzie Kate

Fabric - 30 count Straw WDW linen

Fibers - GAST & WDW - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 23 November 2011

Completed - 24 November 2011 

Ajax says, "Hey!"

She's become plump with all we're feeding her and now has a nice thick winter coat. 

Here's what she's observed recently.

Song Sparrow

Oregon Junco (a subspecies) 

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Peek A Boo

Design - "Humble Gratitude"

Designer - 4 My Boys

Fabric - 32 count Flax linen 

Fibers - WDW - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 13 November 2010

Completed - 20 November 2010 

A male Flicker showed up yesterday morning.

He was a bit hard to see.

Better

There he is in all his patterned glory.

Very agile!

Ten Years Ago

 

Design - "Give Thanks"

Designer - SamSarah

Fabric - 28 count Cape Codder R & R linen

Started - 29 September 2004

Completed - 1 October 2004

I'm thankful for my little Downy Woodpeckers.

This guy is little, but patient and always manages to get some time at the suet feeders.

Good to See You Once Again

Design - "Sampling Thanksgiving"

Designer - Lizzie Kate

Fabric - 30 count Straw WDW linen

Fibers - GAST & WDW - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 23 November 2011

Completed - 24 November 2011

Every day I can count on the Steller's Jays showing up.

But this cute little guy, I've not seen in weeks and weeks.

A male Downy Woodpecker.

I hope he becomes a Winter Regular.

Little Guys

Design - "Tall Turkey" (kit)

Designer - Heart in Hand

Fabric - 32 count Tobacco linen

Started - 22 November 2001

Completed - 25 November 2001

The tobacco linen really makes this design pop!

Hard to get good photos today.

 

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Black-capped Chickadee

Five Years Ago

 

Monday, November 16, 2020

Noisy Birds

Design - "A Year in Chalk" - "November"

Designer - Hands on Design

Fabric - 30 count WDW Gunmetal linen

Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 9 November 2016

Completed - 10 November 2017

A year after beginning, I finished up this WIP. I continue to be thankful and grateful as most of us should be. 

Friday afternoon I could hear several birds talking away.  It was not a sound I recognized and I searched and search before locating... 

A small group of White-breasted Nuthatches.

They are fun to watch as they work their way down large Douglas fir trees in search of insects. 

This one had a lot to say...

...and gave me some nice poses while doing so.

I got both left and right profiles.

I don't often see them up near the house and I think that they come to the feeders rarely. 

But the firs and oaks provide good habitat for them.

And their profile is unique so they are easy to ID.

Five Years Ago

Friday, November 13, 2020

Big and Small

Design - "Turkey Sampler"

Chart - "Thanksgiving Trio"

Designer - Twisted Threads

Fabric - 28 count Light Mocha Cashel

Fibers - WDW - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 24 November 2014

Completed - 27 November 2014

Look who came by for a short visit!

One of the Ravens came by and we spoke to each other.

I'm not sure that I'm fluent in Raven.

U had something like over 20 Bushtits the other day.

They all flew off together - I wish I'd gotten a photo with more of the birds. 

It pays to be a messy gardener and not tidy up.

The Lesser Goldfinches have been working in the Rudbeckia eating the seeds.