Storm number Two in 2/2014

The snowman made on Jan 8 as it was on January 13th. 

The gray bird eating from the holly bush. 

 

About 30 sparrows perched on the wires.

Another 5 inches fell on February14th.  Two storms in a week is extremely rare around here.  News Flash--for Feb 19 and 20 there is prediction of more snow...what is the world coming to?

February quilts

This was in another post already.  Basic blue and white with red accent.  About 45 inches square.

The backing for the above quilt is just a bunch of leftovers from previous projects.

This is also about 45 inches square.  It's a strip-pieced fence rail of various prints. The back is plain tan.

 

 

The last one is also strip-pieced and has 9 blocks of about 12 inches square.  This pattern makes beautiful diamonds if it were a twin or queen size. If you have the same color in the longest diagonal, it really stands out.

The label.  The backing is polyester kimono fabric off a roll.

Cold still here in Kobe

The snow, which now it more ice than snow, is still on the ground this Wednesday, Feb. 12 (Happy Birthday Mr. Lincoln).  The bird feeder is a big hit, but they seem to splash more seed on the snow beneath than in their little bellies.

The crows are walking around trying to find something, so we toss out some old bread for their enjoyment. 

Then there have been other birds in the backyard, but they don't seem to come to the feeder; perhaps they are a bit big for it.

I've figured out this bird to be a Brown-eared Bulbul.  There's a small brown patch behind the ears on this basically grey medium-sized bird.

These are now ice buckets, about three layers thick. 

The cute sparrows come around several times daily for our entertainment.