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Chickadees glean the willows

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Steve Lospalluto
Black-capped Chickadees glean the basket willows for insects.

Black-capped Chickadees glean the basket willows for insects.

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Katherine’s willow bark basket “Take out” wa Katherine’s willow bark basket “Take out” was chosen for the National Basketry Organization’s online exhibit “Every 1” featuring one piece from every member that entered. You can now see them all on the NBO’s website until the end of the year. This post is kind of a throwback Thursday as well since I posted these photos after it was made a year ago. This basket or container will also be on display at the Anacortes Arts Festival soon. I will paste Katherine’s description of the basket in a comment below. P.S. The ironic aspect is that we never get ‘take out’ food. . #willowbasket #willowbark #willowbasketmaker #katherinelewis #dunbargardens #contemporarybasketry #nbomember #takeout
Four recent willow oval baskets with inset handles Four recent willow oval baskets with inset handles. Katherine used a variety of our farm grown willows to weave them. The first one is made from a Salix triandra named Black Hollander; a rather chunky and aromatic willow. It looked great with the double English randing side weave. The second one has one of Katherine’s favorite combos of a Salix triandra (probably Noir de Touraine in this one) for stakes and border with a Salix purpurea side weave (probably Green Dicks). If you are local, you might see those first two baskets at Tweets Cafe in Edison along with a couple more of Katherine’s. The third basket is for an order and the fourth is still available here. These are all good examples of how the willows make each basket unique. . #willowbaskets #willowbasketmaker #katherinelewis #dunbargardens #farmtobasket #skagitvalley #skagitgrown #skagitmade #basketry #willowweaving #nbomember
Anna’s Hummingbird feeding on some sunflowers. ( Anna’s Hummingbird feeding on some sunflowers. (2 images) . #birdsonthefarm #annashummingbird #dunbargardens #skagitvalley #moulinrougesunflower
What’s that on my willow you might be asking? 1) What’s that on my willow you might be asking? 1) These leaf galls are caused by a Pontania species sawfly. Yes there are larvae inside the galls. These usually have little impact on the willows at our place. 2) These are sawfly larvae eating leaves. Probably in the Nematus genus. These are easily squished are removed by hand. If you ever have a large infestation you can use an insecticidal soap spray. 3) Another example of leaf miner damage. There is usually spotty damage from these sawflies. 4) The bane of growers in the Pacific Northwest are these gall midge larvae which you can see have started to swell the stem. These are a Cecidomyiidae fly probably a Dasineura sp. What do you do about them? Find varieties that are less impacted and grow those. . #basketrywillows #salix #ithoughtthesewereeasytogrow
This willow bark basket found a new home this past This willow bark basket found a new home this past weekend. It is a double walled bark container 10.5” tall x 6” x 5”. . #willowbasket #willowbark #willowbasketmaker #katherinelewis #dunbargardens #skagitvalley #basketry #nbomember
Tree Swallows. The second nest of Tree Swallows fl Tree Swallows. The second nest of Tree Swallows fledged yesterday. I missed the actual time when they left. There was one definitely in the entrance hole in the morning but later there was silence. Tree Swallows don’t tend to hang around the nest box after they leave. Fortunately there were no deceased nestlings or eggs when I looked in later in the day. I was wondering how they would do after the heat wave. . #birdsonthefarm #dunbargardens #skagitvalley #treeswallow
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