Again, it is so cute foxy, I hardly minded the applique!
At the beginning of the summer Dave and I headed just a mere 80 miles to our north to Pueblo Lake State Park for a few days. We enjoyed some time with our kiddos since they all live in Pueblo. How convenient for them... and fun for us!
As we rode our bikes and enjoyed the view and the quiet Dave noticed some activity not far from the fish hatchery. We both stopped and watched a Momma fox with two kits romp and play.
Shortly after our return home my photographer friend, Cindy, shared some great shots she captured of a family of foxes that were in her backyard.
Be sure to show her some love over on instagram...
And one final one... This one just makes me laugh!
Now you may have noticed that I wandered from the original pattern (I simply cannot follow a pattern. I mean, maybe if my life was dependent upon it, but even then... ) I just HAD to sneak in some piecing... Using another orphan log cabin block from my Farmland quilt, I created the grass (similar to what I did in the Lunchtime block in July.
I then paper pieced my tree and then basically "filled in" the sky area. I used a short cut on the flowers by using some sunflowers from my stash.
I was told by a little birdie that the October block likely includes applique... I am not surprised! I am over it. The whining and complaining that is. I will find a way around or through it.
Watching wildlife can be quite entertaining. We have been lucky enough to have turkey, deer, elk, bear and mountain lions in our yard - most without any damage or harm. (The mountain lion was trapped and removed...) I once saw a bobcat cross our yard!
My husband used to do lots of hunting... I know not everyone is a fan, but bear with me - he is a wise and moral hunter, though he doesn't hunt much anymore.
He favorite was bow season for deer. In the early hours of the morning he would watch deer come into the area. He liked it best when does would come in with their fawns. He would never draw to shoot in such a case, rather, he would drop acorns, twigs or leaves from the stand and watch them. He had many stories of the young deer looking around (but never up) to see where they were coming from... and he would never startle them in such situations, but chose to wait for them to quietly leave the area before exiting his stand.
Last fall we had five to six deer in our yard that would frequently cause both of us to pause our work and watch them as they wandered in our yard.
I'd love to hear from you! Leave a comment below to let me know...
Piece Peacefully...
Melva
My husband used to do lots of hunting... I know not everyone is a fan, but bear with me - he is a wise and moral hunter, though he doesn't hunt much anymore.
He favorite was bow season for deer. In the early hours of the morning he would watch deer come into the area. He liked it best when does would come in with their fawns. He would never draw to shoot in such a case, rather, he would drop acorns, twigs or leaves from the stand and watch them. He had many stories of the young deer looking around (but never up) to see where they were coming from... and he would never startle them in such situations, but chose to wait for them to quietly leave the area before exiting his stand.
Last fall we had five to six deer in our yard that would frequently cause both of us to pause our work and watch them as they wandered in our yard.
What is your favorite wildlife creature to watch?
I'd love to hear from you! Leave a comment below to let me know...
Piece Peacefully...
Melva
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Melva, your block is absolutely darling. I really love it and you did a wonderful job.
ReplyDeleteI love watching the animals too. We have deer,(love these most) turkey, foxes, a wolf,bobcats, and wild hogs. We also have a black panther (?) or lynx come by every once in a while---not sure what it is. We have ducks, geese and a blue heron down by the lake. You can also hear strange animals at night that sound scary. I don't think I want to know what they are. LOL Enjoy your weekend!
Cute block and I would piece as much as possible over applique too!! We also have deer, coyotes, badgers and the occasional cougar and moose traveling through or feeding near our house - the deer just think the lawn in there for them to enjoy! Hubby hunts deer, but out west, blinds aren't used so he has to stalk the deer on foot. He does use a quad to haul them home. We are lucky as he can do so on our farm. I'd rather have a deer in our freezer then killed on the road in front of the house (one year there were 5 accidents within 1/4 mile of our house with cars hitting the deer).
ReplyDeleteSure do love what you do with these blocks. :) Favorite wildlife to watch - hmmm, I can't choose! We are fortunate to live on the edge of development in a woodsy area, so we get herds of deer in our yard ocassionally, as well as rabbits, raccoons, and the normal tons of squirrels and birds. I love listening to the coyotes when they sing at night. They come on our property, too, but I've only ever seen their tracks, not them. I also love listening to the Great Horned owls talk to each other in the night, and their juvenile screeching at dusk and before dawn. Again, I've never found where their nest is, but I love knowing they're around and hearing them.
ReplyDeleteYour block is really neat and the creative touches you have added are perfect! Beautiful photos of the fox family and thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYour block is looking pretty foxy!! I love all the pic's of the foxes too, we have not seen any for a few years and we miss them!
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