in the garden...and some updates.

Have been spending lots of time in the garden to set everything up. I haven't really done much gardening since I retired 10 years ago but enjoying getting my fingers in the dirt again. The indigo seeds are planted since 2 weeks ago in the jiffy pots but nothing showing yet so I seeded some more directly in the garden. Some veges, some herbs and some flowers. Click on the images for a closer view.

working on paving around the edge

my favorite tiny fairy rose

All caught up with my Chikan Embroidery and waiting for the next lesson to be posted.

Chikan Embroidery

Work continues in Karen's class:

slowly creating this cloth that will be partially ruched (gathered).

playing with tea bag labels as templates. looks like a star created in center.

And for those of you interested in watching the baby eaglets grow up, there are now 3 babies at the Decorah Web Cam. You can see it here. I could get lost watching them, if I let myself.

this picture was taken when only 2 had hatched.

Here is another amazing cam of baby hummingbirds. It's here. There will be some advertising first...just keep watching.

Update on the Decorah Eagle Cam and some sad news

Last week I posted some pictures of the eagles nest in Decorah, Iowa. The eaglets are growing bigger each day and are being well cared for by their mom. Here are some recent pictures.

growing bigger each day

baby eagle talons

On a sadder note, there is an eagle cam in Norfolk, Virginia where the eaglets have been thriving and doing well. Yesterday morning while momma eagle was out getting food for her babies she was hit by a plane landing at the Norfolk airport. Here is the news report. The eaglets dad did feed them last night and early this morning but the decision has been made to move the eaglets to insure their continued growth. Here is the statement that was posted:

DGIF biologists have decided that it is in the best interest of the eaglets to remove them from the nest and relocate them to the Wildlife Center of Virginia. The removal operation will take place at 10 a.m.

Hoping all will go well.

eaglets in Norfolk

Some pictures from the Eagle cam

It's hard not to just sit and watch the wonderful interaction between mom, dad and the 3 babies. Here are some pictures for those of you who don't have the time to watch. Every once in awhile they do some close up shots and I happened to catch them this morning. One of my followers was nice enough to send me a link to the story about the guy who set up this camera. Here's the link to the cam for those of you who missed that post.  
Click on the images for a closer view.

mom and 2 of the 3 eaglets

mom and dad with their babies

sleeping at night

i see a stitching pattern here

not sure if this is mom or dad

baby face

again not sure if this is mom or dad

away from the nest for awhile while dad stands guard

dad brought 2 fish for dinner

playing with photoshop

more manipulation in photoshop

Hope you enjoyed the photos. If you know how to identify mom from dad, please let me know.

An Eagle Cam in Decorah, Iowa

There is a wonderful Eagle Cam in Docorah, Iowa where you can watch the baby eaglets being cared for by their mom and dad. There are videos on the page where you can see the eaglets hatching and their progress. The nest is said to be 6 feet wide. There was snow on the nest when I tuned in this morning. Have a look. It is fascinating to be able to watch them so closely. And there are other videos there that are amazing so search around the site.

mom is sitting on the 3 eaglets and dad is in the background feeding on something

one eaglet in forefront and another hatching from the egg

I believe the cam is up 24/7 and you can also see it at night.