Turkey Vultures...

 

They're Baaaack !

Turkey Vultures

It is officially Spring when the

turkey vultures return to Western Oregon

We counted 25 of them today!

They enjoy roosting on the fence posts

at sunrise and taking a solar bath.

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LuAnn Kessi

Moose Quilt Top...

I completed all of the star blocks

on the Moose Panel... 

At this point they are just stuck up

on the design wall around the moose...

I decided to use low volume fabrics

between the star blocks as a background...

The top border is stitched in place.

3 star borders are stitched in place...

The star borders are on...

This needs one final border...

A narrow lime border works best...

The Moose Quilt Top is complete...

Now to paw through the fabric cupboards

for backing fabrics.

Just below our house the Canada Geese 

enjoy grazing along with our goat herd...

This is a daily occurence...

The geese seem to like it and...

the goats don't seem to mind.

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High Desert Mule Deer Quilt...DONE !

Remember the Mule Deer Panel... 

I got it under the needle last week...

I quilted it in about 6 hours on my

Sweet Sixteen

Sit-Down Long Arm...

This is my Big Girl Machine

and she knows how to get things done !

Time to trim it up square...

I use the Omnigrip 20 inch Square

The binding strips are cut...

The Binding is stitched on...

The label is sewn on the back corner...

The High Desert Mule Deer quilt

is in the mail and on the way

to comfort a dear friend...

No, you are not seeing double...

The Cowboy liked this quilt soooo much...

I made one for him.

It is under the needle now and will

be quilted and bound soon.

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LuAnn Kessi

Summer @ The Kessi Ranch 2022...

 The first week of July

and we are finally getting summer weather

here in Western Oregon

Foxgloves growing by the barn...

We are making round hay bales...

Roses and Peonies blooming by the front door...

There are baby tree swallows living in the

2 story bird house the Cowboy built for me.

The chickens scratching through the iris bed.

They eat all of the slugs and bugs...

great for the flowers!

The second hay field is mowed...

I am raking....the Cowboy is baling.

Round Bale

We moved the main cattle herd to new pasture

last evening...

They are in grass up to their eyeballs...

Lots of munching goin on !

First hay field all baled up...

Queen Anne's Lace growing along the fence...

Thread Shed...

In between hay fields,

I have been stitching in here...

I finished up the machine quilting on

this warm up piece I started a few weeks ago...

I had to see if I remembered how to

stitch a feather...

It took 5 bobbins and 5 hours of quilting...

It is a 1 yard piece of hand dyed fabric:

Vicki suggested I make a tote bag...

I think there is enough for two !

We are in the 3rd hay field:

I spent the day mowing...

if you look close you can see I am

down to the middle section of the field...

I am not alone:

A fledgling sparrow is keeping me company

on the fence post...

Bye For Now...

Happy Summer 2022 !

Enjoy the Hay Baling video below:

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Hay Season....Raking & Baling

We are back in the first hay field today...

 

The mowed grass has dried out some

and I am raking it into windrows

so the Cowboy can come along later and bale it...

This is my ride today...

The Cowboy's John Deere 4440

This is the hay rake...

It is attaches to the back of the tractor

and creates the windrows

These HUGE metal tines scoop up the hay...

Windrows...

The rake merges the hay into a row

and the wind dries it.

The Cowboy is baling up the windrows...

The tractor straddles the windrow and

the baler scoops up the hay and creates

a round bale...

The ravens spent the day 

in the hay field with us...

We also had another visitor in the hay field:

Garter Snake

She is a real beauty...

Garter snakes won't bite you unless provoked. They won't chase you. They are really very shy and are not looking for a fight! Garter snakes do produce a very weak venom, but the venom is so mild that it rarely has any effect on humans.

The raking is all done...

I get to sit back and watch the Cowboy make bales.

Another beautiful day in the hay field

More To Come !

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