Woods, weather, wildlife...and some crafting

 November 24, 2024

Blue sky and sunshine...at least for a while in the morning yesterday, before the clouds rolled in with more rain. A wind-blown maple leaf has adhered to wet beech leaves for a flash of colour. 

It has been a bit of a dreary week with several rainy, drippy days. The unusual weather continues...no frost for a few, but a small skim this morning. The weather prognosticators are calling for more seasonal weather for the coming week.

One morning, on heading out, Hubby spotted a cow moose down beside the east end of the barn and called me. We watched her waffling about which way she was going, constantly looking back from the direction from which she'd come, a clue that perhaps she had a calf coming behind. Hubby grabbed the camera and started down toward the barn...the moose disappeared back behind the barn. He was able to get down on the west side in time to ascertain that there was another cow moose and a bull in the bush, coming up the trail behind the barn. They didn't stay long once they saw him, and I, watching from the back step saw the original cow head off into the bush as well.  So..we knew there'd be pics on the trail camera behind the barn.

This is a fuzzy shot of the bull that Hubby managed to take before the trio headed off. (click on the pic to get a slightly better view.)

A trail camera captured this neat shot...wonder if she is giving us a message??

I recently dug up one of my parsnips...what a snarly mess of roots! It was hard to clean, but so tender and delicious.

Although the bush is relatively quiet and serene, as if nature is patiently awaiting the blanket of snow, critters are still about and active. The woodpeckers are certainly enjoying the surfeit of food in the dead beech trees. A Pileated Woodpecker's excavation at the base of a dead beech.

On the crafting front....A pair of socks, off the needles and blocked, ready for gifting...

Another pair, still on the needles, 

An interesting band of pattern up the front of the foot, and ribbing with a twist every fourth row up the back of the leg. Just something to add some interest to the knitting.

Recently, I've been bitten by the bug of hand stitching, and although the tops of these hexies were put together with scraps, on the machine, the rest is hand stitched, making a decorative little bowl, and a place to put the little cross stitch done years ago.

And, of course, there has to be a critter somewhere in the mix!!!