QuiltinCats: American Robin

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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Mixed Signals (Sutherlin, OR)

I always related the American Robin with spring time. See a Robin...Spring is right around the corner. Hmmm, doesn't seem to be working this time. I am seeing a lot of Robins hanging around the park.

They must be finding some good food because they are chubby little fellows. The berries on the holly bush are almost gone.

caught red-handed or is the red-beaked?

Every time we go for a walk there seems to be more Robins than the last time. Maybe they are here for a short time before moving farther south.

save some for me!

We are starting to warm up, but not to spring-like temperatures. Wouldn't that be nice. Sounds like our snow will be melting soon with warmer weather on the way. I'm seeing small hints with clear roads and icicles everywhere. It has been a long time since I have had icicles hanging from our home.

It was nice to have a winter wonderland for a little while. Even though, it was hard to keep our motorhome warm.

I can say one good thing about a cold motorhome...our cats became very friendly during that time. I know it was for body warmth, but I'm not picky!

Gorgeous day! (Timber Valley SKP)

The funny part about the cats is their short memories. They keep begging to go outside and 10 minutes after they beg to come back in. Only Max has not been outside. He goes as far as the door only to turn and run for a hiding spot. "You're not going to make me go out there!" Smart cat.

When is this cold stuff going away?!

On The Cutting Board
My scrap bag is down to large pieces of scraps and not much variety for me to keep working on the wonky log cabin blocks. I need some smaller pieces so I'm working on another paper piece pattern. This is called the tumble block with second design of stars. This will use up some of the fat-quarters and larger scraps that have been taking up space.

I'm going to make two quilts this way. The jungle theme (above) and the transportation theme below. I started the jungle theme a couple of days ago until I tried to slice my own finger with the rotary cutter. Not too deep, but, yea, that hurt. I guess I should pay more attention to where my fingers are on the ruler. I decided to take the next couple of days off from all the cutting I have been doing.

My finger is doing better, so I will start back up on paper piecing very soon.

Happy Quilting!

Monday, February 13, 2012

Looking For Signs of Spring

I know it is early to start looking for signs of Spring, but in southern Arizona with a very mild winter, I am starting to see all sorts of signs - budding trees or new green shoots coming out of the ground. The sky is a beautiful blue and the Earth feels warm under my feet. Everywhere I go on the Preserve, I can hear the bees buzzing: "spring is on its way".

Of course, with that comes hay fever. Oh well, can't have everything, right?

I did spend some time last night working on my February projects. Both of my Springtime Rabbit Mug Rugs are almost finished. I should be able to list them on Etsy later this week. I'm hoping to finish one more project before the end of the month.

Wow! I feel very productive considering the way I was feeling a couple of days ago with my Should've List. It's amazing what I can get done if I just focus....yea, not going to happen to often for me.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Quite a Ruckus (Patagonia, AZ)

Recently, the Preserve has become a lot busier. Last Saturday, I had what I would call a "human stampede". I had no idea what was going on. People were in such a hurry, they were either tossing money at me or leaving it on the desk and running down the path. Talk about being left in the dust! LOL! I found out later someone had posted online about sighting the Rufous-backed Robin.

Yesterday, it was a group of birders - unannounced and today has been almost as busy. Most of the birders are going away happy with another check on their "life list". A very accommodating bird!