Was working in my office and looked outside to see a Pileated Woodpecker working on a fir tree...I figured by the time I got out there with the camera he'd fly away...but he basically ignored me...he must have found some really tasty insects in those trees...it was very foggy out in the forest, but I got a good shot. 

working on more hats...knit one for one of the nephews...his was not rolled brim...but more boyish...then his sister decided she might want one...the middle purple one is for her...it is handspun with a commercial strand of black mohair running through it...it's lovely!  

well I did several more of those hats then decided I'd try the socks again...so...I'm knitting on size 2 needles...which seem awfully little for me...with a cast on of 64, which seemed like a lot of stitches for me too...so this will be my 4th pair of socks, and the hardest pair so far...wish me luck...I'll post pix of them as I'm getting further along! this picture isn't too sharp...it's really more of browns and a darker green than this looks like. 

I had to make one for myself too...well I've made several for myself...but I LOVE greens...so I knit this one up too...if you look closely you'll see that black mohair yarn in this one too...that mohair really has gone a long long way! 

so...I decided to make a few more hats...my sis sent my daughter this beautiful vest for Christmas, so I found some matching yarn, plus some of my really beautiful handspun yarn that has some pygora goat fleece in it (white) and also carried the black mohair in this hat as well...my daughter looks so cute in it! 

My sis sent me some yarn for Christmas and a really great easy hat 'recipe'...so this is the first rolled brim hat. It has a strand of black mohair in it too...as I wear it and wash it a few more times the mohair will 'bloom' and 'full' and make the hat look wispy...I like it! 

Well here is the third pair of handknit sox...I got these done just in the 'nick' of time for Christmas for my girlfriend...hopefully there weren't too many dropped stitches...hah...

paca bums

and here are the gals we got as wee chickies last spring...there is a rooster here and there thrown in to make them happy chickens!!! 

Here is miss henny penny...she didn't care too much about it being cold, she just wanted her chicken scratch... 

See here she is... 

Here is my Kufa girl...she was full of it this morning as usual, kicking her feet up and running through the pastures. See the icey frost on her mane... 

The pond is frozen, no ducks or geese on it this morning...just stillness...it was beautiful... 

Wonderful icey cold morning...There was hoar frost on everything...it was quiet outside and I scared up two big male coyotes...I whistled and they stopped and looked at me...they were spooky looking! 

Here is one more shot I took this morning. There is a beautiful forest behind our house. It's where the coyotes hide and sing to us from. You can see there is a slight dusting of snow that has penetrated down through the trees... 

well here it is snowing...!!! it's november 28 2005. Isn't it just beautiful...the only thing missing are some sheep...oh well...got the wood stove going, and just took muffins out of the oven...it's a beautiful day!!!! guess I'll just go sit and knit and look out of the window!!!! 

Here is one more picture of Crater Lake with Wizard Island in the middle...even with all of the people coming and going there it is a very peaceful place for sure!

This is a nice picture of a Clarks Nutcracker (bird) on an old dead snag at the edge of the crater rim at Crater Lake. These birds are plentiful and are beautiful to see in flight! 

Here is another picture of Crater Lake with Wizard Island. See the Hemlock Trees in the foreground. There are lots of Hemlocks up there. Hemlock trees have small needles and the very top of the tree falls over very graceful like...They have tiny little pinecones. 

Here is a picture of Crater Lake I took this weekend. It was a really clear day up there. People of many nationalities were visiting. They were all in awe! It really is a beautiful National Park that is here in Southern Oregon! 

Here is the knit hat I made to go with the felted purse for my sisters grand daughter...cute cute cute...I love these bright colors!  

Here are a few loaves of freshly baked organic brown bread...doesn't it look yummy...need to get out some organic butter and slice me a bit of that...maybe with some jam??? and a big glass of orange juice... :-) 

and here...is a little knit/felted purse I made for my sister's grand-daughter...isn't it darling...the red button has a little girl stick figure on it...I think she will love this for Christmas...!!! 

Here is a purse that I knit and felted with my handspun. the picture doesn't really show the colors quite right...it's more subdued than this.

Here is the Metolius River. Most of this river is a fly fishing only river. It is catch and release with a barbless hook...I did not try my hand at it this time, but would love to go back and see if I can still flyfish...It's a really beautiful area!