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Three Swallows

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three barn swallows

Three Barn Swallow fledglings waiting to be fed.

October 25, 2013 by Steve Lospalluto

Posted in Birds on the farm Tagged swallows

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Willow Baskets by Katherine Lewis

Superb_owl Sunday
Dark-eyed Junco in the basketry willows
Northern Flicker eating apple in the orchard
Ready to fly
Anna’s Hummingbird perched in pear tree

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Happy St Patrick’s Day! Six skibs or Irish potat

Happy St Patrick’s Day!
Six skibs or Irish potato baskets Katherine made some years ago.
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Happy Pi(e) Day! . #willowbasket #willowbasketmake

Happy Pi(e) Day!
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Willow baskets recently made by Katherine. Mostly

Willow baskets recently made by Katherine. Mostly orders but I couldn’t resist lining them up in front of the hanging willow catkins in the barn.
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Working on willow cuttings orders now. Nice to get

Working on willow cuttings orders now. Nice to get a couple thousand out the door in the past ten days. I am a little behind this year with the recent cold weather. I have been selling cuttings mail order for 16 years now.
This year I’m using two gallon ziploc freezer bags to pack the cuttings. It’s difficult to find an alternative to a plastic bag to retain moisture when shipping cuttings. I thought these bags would at least be useful for the customer for something else.
The second photo shows a light dusting of snow on the willow bundles stacked against the barn.
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I made this willow heart from small Blue Streak st

I made this willow heart from small Blue Streak stems on Valentine’s Day. Swipe to see how it now has pruinose stems. This white bloom is often seen on Salix acutifolia, Salix daphnoides and Salix irrorata (perhaps others that I’m not growing as well). And yes as you can see by my feeble weaving attempt I leave all of the basketry to Katherine.
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#salix #basketrywillows #dunbargardens #skagitvalley #ayearinflowers

Anyone participating in the #greatbackyardbirdcoun

Anyone participating in the #greatbackyardbirdcount this past weekend? 1) This Sharp-shinned Hawk flew in to ‘catch’ some of the action. 2) Black-capped Chickadee perched on a Continental Purple willow. 3) Black-capped Chickadee on a Green Dicks willow rod. If you look close you can see the stem gall that it’s interested in. 4) White-throated Sparrow in a Black Pussy willow. 5) Northern Flicker in a Fransgeel Rood. 6) Downy Woodpecker on the same willow. Hint it’s near a suet feeder. 7) Anna’s Hummingbird male perched on an apple branch.
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Bundles of harvested willows are starting to pile

Bundles of harvested willows are starting to pile up in front of the barn. Not bad for an old guy hand harvesting. Time to get working on the cuttings orders.
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Superb Owl Sunday Barred Owl perched on a post in

Superb Owl Sunday
Barred Owl perched on a post in front of a Blue Streak willow tree yesterday at dusk.
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Katherine created this willow artwork back in 2010

Katherine created this willow artwork back in 2010 for a fundraiser at the Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner, WA. For several years they had a spring pop up market called MoNA Style featuring clothing, jewelry and home accessories. In 2010 there was also an auction with the theme “Lingerie”. So this was Katherine’s “willow lingerie” made from several varieties of willow and willow bark for the skirt. The piece was purchased by a local person. It’s a shame it wasn’t on public display for more than a few hours, but we’re lucky to have a few photos.
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We went to the Illuminight Winter Walk 2023 in Mou

We went to the Illuminight Winter Walk 2023 in Mount Vernon last Friday. Great annual event along the river walk. Quite a crowd and many fantastic luminaries. Some of the impressive ones are by @paperbirdsstudio on Guemes Island. The cool owl in the second photo is by artist Maggie Wilder from La Conner. You can see Katherine in the last photo with her salmon.
Richelle Potter is the coordinator. The event is sponsored by the Skagit Watershed Council, Tri-Dee Arts, Mount Vernon Parks and the Mount Vernon Downtown Association.
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