There's always that one really chubby bird that visits the feeder. #photography
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There's always that one really chubby bird that visits the feeder. #photography
Buffet. Sanderlings at Grandview Beach #photography #birds
I have a soft spot in my heart for herons. I may have to learn how to do colorwork. Your work is beautiful, as always.
I love it when you look up at an afternoon sky and see the moon, as large as can be. #photography
Juvenile yellow crowned night heron at Mill Creek. #photography #birds
Shore Watch. Bald Eagle at Grandview Beach #photography #birds
It looks very nice without distracting from the squares.
#WIPWednesday It is going to be a cowl. I'm knitting it very tightly so the wind won't blow through. Lion Brand Mandala Ombre Balance, no pattern, just a little math. #knitsky
Ruler of the Roost. Double Crested Cormorants on Mill Creek. There was a very definite pecking order to the various roosting spots. #photography #birds
I enjoy living in nearby Phoebus. I go to the Fort often for walks.
People Watching. Juvenile yellow crowned night heron at Fort Monroe. He stayed there and didn't mind me, not even flying off when I walked by him on the sidewalk that is right along the fence. #photography #birds
Peek A Boo. Flowers on my hosta. #photography #flower
The marigold looks like it is floating above the rest of the picture. #photography #flower
Won a round of yarn chicken finishing a cowl, then won a round of long tail cast on chicken for the matching ear band. The ear band is a remake - it was too loose. Hope to get that finished AND the ends woven in so I can have a post for Friday.
Gray Hair Streak butterfly #photography #butterfly
I'd love to be added. I really only do shorebirds and crows, because of where I walk.
Dinner Time. Yellow crowned night heron on Mill Creek. #photography #bird
Hope you're going to be all right.
I agree. I was exceedingly disappointed in the ending. And now that I've learned that Gaiman is slime, I can't even enjoy re-reading the book.
I love the structure of orchids. I don't grow houseplants myself because of the cat, but I enjoy seeing others'.
Dahlia bud in my garden. I never really successfully grew these, although I did get plants and blooms one year. My soil is just too wet. #photography #flower
You are doing well!
Trying new techniques can be so much fun. I always feel like I'm all thumbs.
You might want to loosen your tension on the row ending chain stitches. I think the curve may be caused by them being tight.
Either is a great idea. I started with crochet as a child and picked up knitting as an adult.
Wonderful textures!
Bald Eagle. Not the world's best picture, but it documents that I saw the Bald Eagle that day and was this close to him. My little camera didn't have much of a zoom. Grandview Beach, Chesapeake Bay. #photography #bird
Fantabulous!
When I made an afghan that was squares sewn together, I wove in ends as I went. Didn't keep it up on later projects, though, and now have two not quite finished shawls because of the ends to weave in. I'm trying to get to those today.
Fungus Among Us. On a tree stump in my back yard. #photography
Northern Mockingbird enjoying the view. #photography #bird
I'm so sorry!
I just finished a shawl that should have had 8 ends to weave in because it was 4 skeins. It was 40 ends to weave in because the yarn kept breaking. I still haven't finished weaving in ends and I got very disheartened and didn't enjoy myself. There is also threat of breakage when you wear it.
Decorative. I think it is an egret feather, given where I saw it. #photography
Fantastic work!
When I really want to show off the yarn, I make a shawl or blanket.
Sunny Day. It was just one of those days where it was good to be outside. This is the Mercury Blvd. Bridge over Mill Creek. #photography
In Hiding. Yellow crowned night heron on Herbert's Creek. #photography #bird
I try very hard to just spend the voucher when I redeem it, instead of adding on to the sale. So far I have a 29 cent shawl and a 25 cent skein of Paton's Classic Wool in black.
Sign of Success. I took a basically lifeless yard with no insects and few birds and turned it into a place buzzing with a wide variety of life. I'm downsizing the garden now, but I'm being careful to keep it lively. #photography #dragonfly
Restoration. This is a little patch of restored wetlands off of one of the big roads in Norfolk. Every little bit helps. #photography
I have essential tremor and kept losing stitches on my chrome needles. I switched to the Sunstruck Options because the wood is "grabbier" and the stitches don't try and run away from me.
I second this. I have the Chrome Options set and the ash Sunstruck Options set. I like that I can get the same needles in straights and dpns also.
A-Hunting We Will Go. Yellow crowned night heron on Herbert's Creek at low tide. #photography #bird
Thank you. I crochet a bit (mostly snowflakes and decorative) and the feeds I was finding didn't feel right.
I like the heart with the flower.
@samantha-west.bsky.social What crochet feed do you follow?
I always enjoy standing under my crape myrtle when it is in bloom. #photography #flower
Stargazer Closeup. I wish I still had these in my garden, but alas, they are no more. #photography #flower
Group Portrait. Muscovy/Mallard mule ducks at a local stormwater retention pond. #photography #bird
These tariffs are going to really set trade back. Hopefully this will be righted in 2026 with the midterms and we can start patching up our friendships.
Dismal. Herbert's Creek when the tide is out. This isn't a black and white photo. #photography
Glowing. Once upon a time my little camera malfunctioned and had to go in to be repaired. For several days I used my old Kodak DC10. It was good at what it could do - pictures for viewing but not printing. #photography #flower
That's why I knit lace and textured patterns. Just a few loose stitches are SO noticeable on stockinette or garter.
Refuge. This is the rear portion of my backyard. It is a wildlife refuge - humans avoid it due to poison ivy #photography #trees
$200 isn't enough to cover your time and skill. It should have been more.
Mine is grown with kids of his own, so I have time where I'm not responsible for anyone but myself. What I haven't had except for the year I had my own apartment before I got married, is time alone. First I lived with my parents, then roomed with others, then got married. Always with someone.
Sunlit Solitaire. #photography #flower
Glad to hear it is OK now.
No new prompt for #showmeyourknits ? I hope everything is all right.
Reach for the Sky. Daylilies against a Sweet Gum tree and a summer sky. Both flowers and tree are gone now - they tried to take over the world. I have tame daylilies in replacement. #photography #flower
It's not a bad thing.
They're so beautiful. I can stand and watch waves crash for hours.
Glad Tidings. I love glads except for their tendency to fall over on me. #photography #flower
Enjoyment. I caught a bird in flight, entirely in the frame, in focus, with my little camera. A rare occurrence. Then I just watched as this osprey swooped around in the sunshine. #photography #bird
Delight. I'm downsizing my garden, as it is too much for me now. These pictures are from 2013, when the garden was nearing its largest size. It's amazing the difference 12 years can make. #photography #flowers
They were both disappointed when they realized that they were fighting over a fishing lure. #photography #bird
3 coordinates best with that yellow.
I had Stargazers. The scent was tremendous. Got several good years, then nothing came up.
I'm sorry you lost yours. I got more and more each year of all of my Asian lilies, until this year when the showing was downright pitiful.
Ta Dah! Lolipop Lily #photography #flower
Choose one of your hobbies and find the Bluesky community for it. Looking at the pictures others post, offering support, answering questions, complimenting, etc., all lead you to a better feeling of involvement. Maybe that will spark an idea. Maybe someone will post an invitation to a group IRL.
Sunbather. Dragonfly at Sandy Bottom Nature Park. #photography #dragonfly
Embroider a flower, butterfly, or something over the join, mending and decorating the shawl. Then wear it. Around the house, on errands, just every day stuff. It is beautiful, and one failed join doesn't ruin it, it makes it so you aren't worried about getting the first snag or tear.
This is the Small Submerged Sea Serpent, a super fun little make that looks like it’s swimming through the sand... or across your coffee table! #amigurumi #seaserpent #crochetpattern #craftyintentions #mythicalcreature #crochetingfun #hookedoncrochet #whimsicalcrochet #madebyhand #crochet #dragon
Posing. This Great Blue was very calm around people. He'd stand and pose for the camera and let me move around to get a good shot. #photography #bird
Canada Goose at Mill Creek #photography #bird
#photography For some reason the image loaded sideways. Not a stellar morning for me.
Catching Some Sun. This was an elusive subject - I had to wait until I discovered some on a still day and close enough to solid ground. I like my shoes too much to get down into the mudflat.
I'm not impatient for winter, but October would suit me nicely.
My granpa had an entire yard filled with dahlias. He bred them. This was his. www.dahlias.com/herbert-smith
I think using up some leftovers is a good plan. Maybe working with the different colors and textures will inspire you. The Emotional Support Chicken was a fun knit for leftovers, or you could do a blanket or shawl.
I'm curious as to the story behind this.
Hello There! #photography
I love browsing through his patterns, dreaming of making them all.
A Day Brightener. #photography #flower
Yellow Crowned Night Heron, fishing for breakfast. #photography #bird
I don't mind the talking - I can sit and let it wash over me. What I need is a group that has someone in charge to actively make it a safe place. So far I've left a quilting guild and a knitting circle due to hateful speech. I don't push my beliefs on you , don't push yours on me. We're knitting.
The Gathering. Sandpipers on a piece of rip rap at Grandview Beach. #photography #bird
I watched with my Great Grandmother, who was born in 1889.
Did you put it in "a safe spot"? Those words open a portal to another dimension and you'll never see the object again.
That is a beautiful plant - as fine as any rose.
I can't remember what the first one was, the second is a pair of mallards at Crystal Lake.
Ploop. A common pose I get of diving birds. This one is a horned grebe. #photography #bird
Sorry about the test.
If you see this, I implore you to post a pic from your device without context
Pinwheel. I have this one hosta that didn't read the information on the little tag. Forgot to stop getting bigger. #photography #plant
How long are you going to make it?
The sign reads Jefferson Davis Memorial Park. It's gone now, but for years it stood at Fort Monroe, where Davis was imprisoned after the war. #photography
Muscovy Duck and Ducklings, swimming off into the sunset. Those aren't necessarily all Muscovy ducklings, they were sharing the pond with a large brood of Mallard ducklings and I saw the ducklings change which mother they were following. #photography #bird
