Fall is starting to Show

Hello my friends! Super super busy, I have been! Pumpkins, Black Cats, Bats and Crows have been part of my working days. 

I've been having a great time creating these Pumpkins. It seems the grey blue pumpkins are very popular again this year!

 

 The Pumpkin in the front has sold, but I still have the blue grey one in the back still available in my etsy shop here Rock River Stitches

I always make a few of my Big Ole Crow Make Do this time of the year!

And this Angel Kitty is sure to make you smile. She is available in my Etsy as well.

My Hummingbird feeders are very busy this time of the year! They are filling up for the big trip south for the winter. Here is a juvenile male sitting in a branch by the feeder.

    Hope everyone is have wonderful cool temps like us. 

I must get back to working on a few orders now. So until next time! Peace and Love to All!

Happy February!

We made it through January! Yay! And I guess the ground hog saw his shadow. So 6 more weeks of winter. I can't complain to much about winter this year. Hardly been winter like. 

Speaking of weather...I've got my mind on Spring! I have a new Easter Rabbit design and pattern to share with you all! This guy is available in my Etsy Shop now! Rock River Stitches

 

This bunny stands at 12" tall and holds his prize winning carrot from his garden. 

Here are a few bird photos I've captured lately when I'm not sewing.

 Blue Jay

Red - Breasted Nuthatch

Such a tiny cute bird. And fast too!

I'm starting to miss my hummingbirds. They will be back in about 3 months! 

If you love hummingbirds like I do, you have to check out this web cam in California. Rosie has 2 newly hatched chicks that keep her busy. Here is the link Rosie Hummingbird Cam

I believe the babies are about 2 weeks old. They are starting to get their feathers as you can see.  

Don't forget to check out my etsy shop! I need to get working on some new projects for my shop! Have a wonderful evening!

Peace and Love to All :) 

 

For the Bird Lovers!

This post seems to be all about birds today! A few new items now available in my Etsy!

Having a great time making these boxes! With each one I have a hard time letting them go. Now available in my etsy Rock River Stitches

And here we have a woolie heart hanging on a square nail hammered into a piece of aged wood. Can stand on it's own among your primitive collections or hang on a wall. Hanger is on the back.

Won't be long and these little jewels will be at our feeders! I expect to see mine somewhere around the last week of April, first week of May. 

Here is a very cool migration map you can follow to see where they are right now!

Click here to go to the map ----> 2016 Spring Migration Map

And still on the subject of birds.... How about some Bald Eagle watching! I love to watch them this time of the year when they are nesting. 

This is my favorite one which is a few hours drive from where I live. It's in Decorah Iowa.

Click this to go to the webcam ----> Decorah Eagles They have amazing video cams for these eagles! It's almost like you are right there in the nest.

Here are a few photos I captured a screen shot from my computer.

Look at the little eaglet looking up at Mom! 

These two are getting ready for some breakfast! 3 eggs were laid but the last egg may not hatch. It's very common for this to happen. 

Ok I hope you enjoyed all I had to offer today! Have a wonderful weekend!

Peace and Love to all! 

Hummingbirds Galore!

This video was one of the winners in the Birds & Blooms' Backyard Video Contest. It would be so cool to see that many hummers at once!!

Yay! Finally Got A Hummingbird Picture!

I have 4 hummingbird feeders and there is one that gets the most activity. It's a mini size feeder that I got a Lowe's that you stick in your potted plants. So I parked my lawn chair out in the middle of our backyard waited for him to come. It didn't take long, about 5 minutes. So I sat there for about 20 minutes and got a bunch of pics. He would come by every 5 minutes. Then I weeded out the best one to post on here.

I took a few more pics too. Here is one of the front of our house. I like to use lots of pots of flowers around my yard. Don't exactly have the best soil for planting. We have lots of clay in our area.

While I was sitting out in the backyard. Just under the shed was one of the baby bunnies watching me. They sure are growing fast!

Then these pictures are of some of my most favorite geraniums.

Feels like Summer!

I am totally beat. I've been working in the yard planting flowers and pulling weeds the last 2 days and I'm still not done. Got a little sunburn today being outside all day. Here's a few pics from my gardens. Don't ya just love my rusty froggie! I got him last year at the Beaux Arts Fair.


Some Purple Wave Petunias. Love them. They always do good for me. Found these little mini hummingbird feeders just for your hanging baskets and potted plants at Lowe's today. Will see if the hummers can find them.











Rest of the pics are all around my backyard.

Hummingbirds!!!

If you love hummingbirds, you must see this video!! I have never seen so many hummingbirds in one place! This guy has a ton of feeders in his backyard. It looks like a swarm of flies instead of hummingbirds. I would be happy just to see 2 or 3 at my feeder. I can only get one at a time, that I see occasionally. :(

The Hummers are Here!

I mentioned a couple of days ago that I put up my hummingbird feeder last week and have had them at my feeder everyday. I found a pretty cool website where you see them migrating back for the summer. It's the Spring 2008 Migration of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at http://www.hummingbirds.net/map.html

The picture at the left is not one that I took. I am still trying to get a picture with my camera.