The Great Pretender

The rocks come alive.

This beauties sleep was disturbed.

Off into the water for safety.

A Quacking Good Time

"Boys will be boys"

"Waiting for a human hand out"

"Long Island Ducks"

"Swan Goose"

John took these photos for me of the social happenings at the duck pond on Davids Lane.

Cotton Candy Quilt

This quilt is going to it's new home very soon, birthday boy Gavin turned one on St.Patricks day and is having his party tomorrow. The quilt is 39"x55", a little longer than I wanted but I let the piece of batting I had dictate the size.

I chain stitched the letters with the pearl cotton thread I got for Christmas, I marked with a pencil where I was going to stitch helping to keep everything neat and even.


I did the binding a little differently than I usually do so I was a bit nervous at the corners, hence some puckering. My brother Jonathan bought me a leather thimble for my birthday, it is fantastic, miles better than my layering on band aids for some protection against hand quilting.


The backing was one large piece of coordinating fabric that had enough overlap to use as the binding. I've never worked with such bright colors before so this quilt was a huge departure. Not long into my project I began to really enjoy playing with all the primary colors. Sam says Gavin loves monkeys so I'm hoping he likes this quilt and will one day find the letters spell out his name.

Snow Drops

This is the same spot as last years "Signs Of Spring" Snow Drops. They are in a shady and protected area undisturbed by deer and rabbits who don't like to eat them. The Tulips however are a different story, even though they are growing quickly every morning I see new evidence of nighttime snacking. Everything is still so brown that these little patches of green are like treasures!

Turkey Time

The Brad Pitt of Turkeys

His girls checking out the new digs

I'm looking forward to seeing this beautiful rustic gazebo in the summer time.

Crocus

I went for a bike ride today for the first time since last summer and it was awesome. I loved how the GPS sports watch I took with me said I burned four times as many calories as on my walks, making my cadbury creme egg feast obsolete! I brought my camera with me for "Signs Of Spring".

Breakfast For The Birds

The new bird feeder is up and running, it is especially popular with the Cardinals.

Sam Vs Squirrel AKA Tree Rat

Sam has this squirrels midnight snacking days numbered! In round one yelling and banging did nothing to scare him away from her beloved bird feeder. Round two brings a new tactic "Squirrel Be Gone" a feeder that closes off access to the food when squirrel weight climbs onto it. But Sam hasn't put it in use yet so for a little while this guy is free to munch away!

High Winds Waves And Westies

The wind is very strong today but surprisingly not too cold. Willa for some reason became a youthful 15 year old bouncing around on the sand. It was wonderful seeing her so playful again. That's painters tape holding her coat together.

Signs Of Spring

Red winged black birds gathering in the same trees every year as my "Signs Of Spring".