Birds Birds Birds

A bit of progress on Cottage Garden Sampling's "Wisdom"

I've now stitched four trees.

While we've had some cold, rainy days (much needed), we've also had some glorious days.

A Robin and a blue sky. Yep, spring is here. 

Here's a male Brown-headed Cowbird. This year, for the first time ever, I have a flock of six birds.

But I am far more exciting to see a pair of Barn Swallows. 

I have a platform open sided box, but they've never shown interest in it. 

Instead they dart and swoop in the eves inside the garage.

I love their graceful flying, their long cut tail, and their merry chatter.

Stick around guys!

April's Trail Camera Photos - Dorothy's Creek

A very good mix of critters as winter turned to spring.

Back near the tree there's a quail.

Gray squirrel

Opposum

Trio of turkeys

Lots of deer activity

Three separate bear sightings.

I think it is the same bear each time.

No little cats...

...but a big one dropped by.

April Trail Camera Photos - The Backyard

We only got photos from the 1st through the 17th, but still had a nice selection.

Squirrel

Opposum

Skunk

Turkey

Two of a kind

Deer

Bobcat

May's Blog Header Revealed

There's a theme - can you figure it out?

May 2013 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.