Pleasant Surprise #2

 

I stitched this Prairie Schooler piece in 2009...  

I got it framed!

Design - "R is for Rabbit" 

Designer - The Prairie Schooler

Fabric - 32 count Lambswool linen

Fibers - DMC

Started - 19 May 2009

Completed - 9 June 2009

Framed - August 2011

I'm really pleased with the framing job.  It's stretched nice and tight and true.  And the frame - what a great match with the dark green of the cabbages! 

Pleasant Surprise #2

On Tuesday 4/23 I saw the FOS male Black-headed Grosbeak.

Their lovely song is part of my spring / summer morning symphony.

This bird acted as though it had literally finished its migration at my house.

It sat in the same place quietly eating for well over 30 minutes.

No singing then, though later in the afternoon I did hear bird song.

A Pleasant Surprise #1

As it turned out it took about 90 minutes to finish and there were 17 buttons to attach (not 18). 

I'm pretty pleased with it.

Design - "The Rabbit Alphabet"

Designer - JBW Designs

Fabric - 28 count Antique white linen

Fibers - Crescent Colours - "Betty Bluebell" - 2 strands over 2 threads (used 3 skeins)

Started - 31 August 2012

Completed - 24 October 2013 

Look who briefly came by!

A group of three Acorn Woodpeckers!

I never got a shot of all three birds together, ad my shots of two birds are really blurry.

So first off there was this female.

She gave me several nice poses.

Yoga moves

Thoughtful

Then she flew off.

Here's the only photo I managed of the lone male bird.

And here's the other female.

I hope that they stop by even semi-regularly.

Wednesday's Walk

Another lovely day.

The Big Creek is flowing.

The Cottonwoods have leafed out.

So has the Cascara.

Wood Violets in bloom.

Can't get enough of the Trilliums.

The Flowering Currants continues to live up to its name.

Lots of pollen!  Big Leaf Maple.

And Iris tenax.

So many different shades of purple.

See?

A particularly lovely bloom.

And Lamb's Tongue (Trout Lily).

Quiet beauty.

Spring is green, green, green!

Still Around

Design - "April Rabbit"

Chart - "A Prairie Year"

Designer - The Prairie Schooler

Fabric - 32 count Lambswool linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 29 April 2014

Completed - 2 May 2014 

The Quail Couple is still around.

I saw them yet again Sunday evening.

The young female is comfortable near a chipmunk.

As it is breeding season, 

...she's the one calling all the shots.

The male just clucks and runs after her if she darts away.

Three Woodpeckers

 

Design - "Rabbit"

Chart - "Woodland Sampling"

Designer - The Prairie Schooler

Fabric - 32 count Lambswool linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 25 April 2014

Completed - 26 April 2014 

Three Woodpeckers

#1

Female Flicker

#2

Male Flicker

Blurry photo shot through a dirty window.

But look at that tongue!

He is handsome

Nice pose

Another nice pose

Woodpecker #3

A small male Downy Woodpecker

Again somewhat blurry photos

But he's just too darned cute with a bit of suet on his bill.

Your cuteness for today.