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Cardinal Song by Orange Is My Favorite Color on Jan 31, 2012 in birdsThis morning I heard a cardinal sing in the spruce tree outside my bedroom window. The sound of the cardinal song was so beautiful, I stopped in my tracks. The sound represented summer and sunshine and cut grass. It took me only seconds t...
The Last New Bird of the Year For Me-Rock Dove by Orange Is My Favorite Color on Jan 31, 2012 in birds...
Red-Headed Woodpecker ~ Melanerpes erythrocephalus by Restoring The Landscape with Native Plants on Jan 31, 2012 in Melanerpes, Red Headed Woodpecker, restoration, BirdsRed-Headed Woodpecker ~ Melanerpes erythrocephalus We were thrilled to have an adult Red-Headed Woodpecker visit our yard in mid-May of 2010. If you've ever seen one of these woodpeckers, they have eye catching tri-colored plumage of red, white and...
Embroidery Journal Project - January by Harvest Moon by Hand on Jan 22, 2012 in birds, Embroidery Journal Project, nature, embroidery, sewing, quilt making, Take a Stitch Tuesday, , flowers, butterfliesDuring January, I embroidered a 12" x 12" image that will become part of a quilt at the end of the year. Each month, as part of the Embroidery Journal Project 2012, I'll be doing an embroidery square that has images that reflect something significant...
Winter Bird Hike by Orange Is My Favorite Color on Jan 21, 2012 in birds Golden Eye Duck I did the winter bird hike and it wasn't nearly as bad as it seemed last night. I was probably just tired and cold and irritable. I prepared for the hike by getting up early, swimming laps, sitting for 10 minutes in...
Take a Stitch Tuesday - Feather Stitch - Week 3 by Harvest Moon by Hand on Jan 21, 2012 in new skills, birds, embroidery, stamp collecting, Take a Stitch Tuesday, animalsIt's only the third week into the Take Stitch Tuesday and already I've learned two new stitches (fly and feather) and some variations for one I already knew (buttonhole a.k.a. blanket). This week, the feather stitch was introduced. Like the fly stitc...
What Was I Thinking? by Orange Is My Favorite Color on Jan 20, 2012 in birdsI signed up for a bird hike tomorrow morning. Outside. For two hours outside. What was I thinking? I am going to be so cold! And winter doesn't offer that many varieties of birds. We are supposed to hear or see up...
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