Well, I worked on my stitchery when I could, but I still have a few more leaves to add. There are a lot of flowers and leaves, so taking longer than usual. So, I worked on another butterfly painting. After this, I have one more butterfly and then I move onto flowers. I work on painting a bit a time, in between cleaning and cooking. I also put together two smaller table toppers to work on, when I finish the stitchery.
This butterfly was more pink in the tutorial, but I didn't have that color. But, I realized on my next one, I was missing the part that gives recipes for those colors, by using the ones I have.
Last week we went to the island for some beach time. This time of year is always nice, no crowds yet, so we can enjoy beach combing and Bean can run free.
In the fields we spotted a flock of Glossy Ibis. They are always on the move, so hard to catch one.
I always like to stop at the cove with lighthouse views and was surprised to see the new addition to the Osprey nest. Not sure how it got that white cloth there, maybe stole it from someone's clothesline?
Today we went to the farm preserve. Last time it started to rain when we got there, so it was nice to have warmer weather with a nice breeze. The donkeys seemed to be loving it up today.
We also spotted an Eastern Bluebird.
And a lot of Swallows in the other boxes.
The walk ends in a cove from the river, so we spotted a few more birds there.
And on the way home, we caught the female Osprey, calling out to her mate. They can be quite vocal and get upset if their mate stays away too long or doesn't come back with dinner.
Tomorrow will be rain, so a day in or maybe shopping. We want to do some things around the house, so we might go looking at supplies to see what we can get and pricing. I am getting anxious to go camping, but it seems to rain on the weekends, so hoping we can go next weekend.
I hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend. We had a nice day with the kids. I wasn't going to do a hunt, but Alex asked if we were doing it, so how could I say no.
3 comments:
Your butterfly is so very pretty. I'm not sure what it was supposed to look like color-wise, but think I prefer your palette to "more pink." The "surrender flag" on the osprey nest is too funny. At first I thought it likely just "blew" there from someplace...but since it's on a lighthouse, that seems unlikely. Lucky you to catch a glimpse (and photo!) of the elusive Ibis. They're quite rare, aren't they? Enjoy your rainy day in (or shopping). The sun is finally out today but there's a cold wind blowing.
Those donkeys are too cute and the bluebirds are too precious. I have never seen one in person.
Very cool picture of the snowy egret???
Making memories with the boys…priceless.
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