Springtime Activity

Chart - "A Year of Flowers" 

Design - "March"

Designer - The Drawn Thread"

Fabric - 30 count R & R Irish Creme linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 25 March 2014

Completed - 25 March 2014

Spring is here!

The Violet-green Swallows have returned.

Nest boxes are clean and ready for occupancy.

Hutton's Vireos are talking and singing.

And look!

A female Acorn Woodpecker briefly flew in.

There are lots of snags lady - this is a GREAT place to set up house-keeping!

Thinking it over.

And who is using the nesting ball?

A Chestnut-backed Chickadee - that's who.

I've had Black-capped Chickadees using nesting material, but do not think I've seen a Chestnut-backed Chickadee do the same.

Spring is exciting!

Flicker Celebration

Chart - "A Year of Flowers" 

Design - "March"

Designer - The Drawn Thread"

Fabric - 30 count R & R Irish Creme linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 25 March 2014

Completed - 25 March 2014

It's a Flicker Celebration!

Female and male

A female

Female and male

Male

Female

Bits of Yellow

Chart - "A Year of Flowers" 

Design - "March"

Designer - The Drawn Thread"

Fabric - 30 count R & R Irish Creme linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 25 March 2014

Completed - 25 March 2014

Bits of yellow in the design above...

Bits of yellow here. 

And here as well.

Two male Lesser Goldfinches.

The Raven Spoke

Chart - "A Year of Flowers" 

Design - "March"

Designer - The Drawn Thread"

Fabric - 30 count R & R Irish Creme linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 25 March 2014

Completed - 25 March 2014

One of the Ravens came by. 

He had a thing...

...or two to say.

Perhaps announcing the arrival of spring?

Something exciting anyway.

Singing Away

Design - "For the Birds"

Designer - The Drawn Thread

Fabric - 14" x 14" 28 piece of count Khaki Cashel linen

Started - 14 March 2010

Completed - 29 March 2010 

Yet another one I should someday frame!

It's full on spring and everyone is singing.

Song Sparrow

American Robin

American Robin

If they are not singing, then they are courting!

Blackhead Grosbeak couple.

Or wow!  They've already fledged!

Crazy looking Starling baby.

He looks like a miniature Graet Blue Heron. 

Earliest Flowers

Chart - "A Year of Flowers" 

Design - "March"

Designer - The Drawn Thread"

Fabric - 30 count R & R Irish Creme linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 25 March 2014

Completed - 25 March 2014

What is blooming in mid-March?  Quite a bit.

In fact the Iris reliculata are almost done.

The Bleeding Heart is coming up strong and true. 

Trillium "Volcano". Can't wait to see this 'uncaged' for the first time as it safely behind the deer fence. 

Daffodils

Hellebores

Hellebore close-up

Another one

More daffs

Flowering current is budded up.  This will be a hummingbird magnet in a couple of weeks.   

Crocus

 Daffodil Tete-a-tete

Viola

My sister planted spinach (Seed) three weeks ago.  Last weekend she planted lettuce (seed) and set out these sweetpeas.