Design - "Snow" Chart - "Tiny Tidings XX" Designer - Lizzie Kate Fabric - 32 count Blue Petite Dot linen Fibers - WDW & DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads Started - 9 January 2016 Completed - 11 January 2016 It's cold out and is supposed to get colder still has the week progresses. No moisture though, so no snow. Here's Mr. Reliable. A male Flicker I often see a male and female eating suet for breakfast.  Woodpeckers tend to "freeze" when there is something they perceive as dangerous.  This guy was frozen for several minutes. I neve saw anything that might ha ..read more

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Hey, I got him! The elusive male Anna's Hummingbird. And one of the two female birds. Happy Sunday to you all ..read more

Design - "Winston the Snowman" Designer - The Trilogy Fabric - 32 count natural Belfast line Fibers - WDW - 2 strands over 2 fibers Started - 25 October 2009 Completed - 3 November 2009 A great little piece. I love the idea of a snowman in a heavy overcoat!  Birds I had five years ago (2020), and have not seen for several months. And in the Bird World, Chestnut-backed Chickadees are some of the friendliest birds there are. This one was pretty fearless... ...and had a lot to say. I also watched a fearless male California Quail. Sunflower seeds please? I wish the quail would ..read more

Design - "Just a Little Snowman" Designer - Ruth Sparrow / Twisted Threads Chart - 2003 Ornament Issue of Just Cross Stitch Magazine Fabric - 30 count Hog Wild Blue R & R linen Started - 29 November 2009 Completed - 17 December 2009  My yard is very quiet. But five years ago, I had a lot of activity.   I had a White-throated Sparrow show up. See the yellow in front of the eyes? That and the white throat are what distinguishes it from a White-crowned Sparrow. And I had festive photos of my flock of Bushtits. They started coming by around 3:30pm fo ..read more

The First Walk of 2019 We're lucky to have a break between storms with some blue sky to cheer us up. The rose hips provide the only color this time of year. There are two kinds of wild roses - this one has elliptical hips.   The hips of this rose are much more profuse and rounded in shape. Lots of natural composting activity on the forest floor. The Big Creek is running strongly once again. No one much likes to eat Snowberries - they last through the entire winter. And though we try to keep Scotch Broom under control, one missed plant means thousands of seeds let l ..read more

Design - "Snowman Two" - Be Jolly Chart - Snowman Trilogy Designer - Val's Stitchin Stuff Fabric - 28 count Flax linen Fibers - Crescent Colors and Wildflowers Started - 17 January 2011 Completed - 22 January 2011  Cooper's Hawk Bright coloron a dull day Steller's Jays And some Flicker activity A brightly colored male Flicker And a quieter looking female Flicker Suet is what's for breakfast, lunch, and dinner ..read more

Design - "Snow Fun" (Six Fat Men) Designer - Lizzie Kate Fabric - 28 count Amber linen Fibers - CC, GAST & WDW - 2 strands over 2 threads Started - 31 January 2015 Completed -13 February 2015  An ode to a peanut eating Bewick's Wren. Looking thoughtful Perfect wren conformation - upright tail See how the beak curves downward? The white eyebrow  Which peanut to chose ..read more

 On to the backyard! A skunk A raccoon The midnight hour A doe A buck Night time buck Another doe Close up And this is my Friday the 13th feeder marauder. The bear wrecked havoc on my feeders   Obligatory close up I took the feeders down for several days. Which was a good idea as the bear returned the next evening. And to Robin and JustGail who guessed about the creature on Saturday's post. You both guessed correctly. And disconcertingly, the cougar was in our backyard on the 18th! Yikes!  About 5pm at dusk when hunters hunt. It hung aro ..read more

Not a lot of photos to share. And those are mostly deer. Lots of nocturnal activity. And this... It's blurry. Can you figure out what it is ..read more