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Spotted Towhee in the basket willows

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Spotted Towhee in the basket willows

Spotted Towhee in the basket willows

November 5, 2013 by Steve Lospalluto

Posted in Birds on the farm Tagged towhee

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Willow Baskets by Katherine Lewis

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

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Two views of the main coppiced willow area, lookin

Two views of the main coppiced willow area, looking south in the first and then north from the other side using a ladder. There are quite a few varieties so it doesn’t have the uniform look you may see in other willow farms. The variety gives Katherine a lot to work with in her baskets.
Yes I will be selling cuttings to plant again this coming winter into early spring. I start taking orders in December. Most of the info is up on the website though I will be updating it in the nest couple months. Most of the feedback I have gotten from previous cuttings customers has been positive.
There are links to other cuttings sources there as well. In particular Lakeshore Willows is worth checking out since Lene has some different varieties for basketry and is taking large orders now.
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Willow bark pouch made with the windmill weave. Ka

Willow bark pouch made with the windmill weave. Katherine made a couple of these a few years back and we kept this one. Had to clean off some of the dust outside and took this photo.
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Some recent #birdsonthefarm 1)Barred Owl checking

Some recent #birdsonthefarm 1)Barred Owl checking in for the night shift. 2) Red-winged Blackbirds eating sunflower seeds. 3) Cedar Waxwings at the top of a willow. 4) Lincoln’s Sparrow perched on a willow bean pole. 5) American Goldfinch eating Agastache rugosa seeds. 6) Golden-crowned Sparrow also in the licorice mint. 7) Ruby-crowned Kinglet in some older willows. 8) Orange-crowned Warbler taking flight from the pole beans (which are bent over). 9) Yellow-rumpled Warbler in the willows. 10) Young Cooper’s Hawk.
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Must be #caturday . #basketcat #willowbasket #dun

Must be #caturday
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#basketcat #willowbasket #dunbargardens #skagitvalley

Two willow bark trays made with different form and

Two willow bark trays made with different form and willows.
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#willowbaskets #willowbark #willowbasketmaker #katherinelewis #dunbargardens #farmtobasket #skagitvalley #barkbasketry #basketry #nbomember

Some recent bird photos. 1) Yellow Warbler perched

Some recent bird photos. 1) Yellow Warbler perched on a chestnut. 2) American Goldfinch on a nettle stem. 3) Orange-crowned Warbler in the willows. 4) Warbling Vireo. 5) Downy Woodpecker male on a birch tree. 6) Rufous Hummingbird in the zinnias. 7) Turkey Vulture, probably a hatch year bird as they don’t appear to have the red head of the adult.
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#birdsonthefarm #dunbargardens #skagitvalley

Two recent baskets with nice dark colors. Katherin

Two recent baskets with nice dark colors. Katherine used some Americana willow both regular and steamed in the right one and some Blackskin willow for the side weaving on the left one. In the barn and available.
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Flashback Friday to 2009. I was scrolling through

Flashback Friday to 2009. I was scrolling through some old photos and noticed this one of some of Katherine’s fitched shoppers or ‘panier a jours’ hanging on the barn below an old banner. I had to chuckle at my stupid choice of Comic sans font for our farm name. The font certainly didn’t fit the classic nature of the basket form. Hopefully those baskets are out there somewhere still looking good and being used.
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Eight recent bird photos. 1) Male Bushtit in some

Eight recent bird photos. 1) Male Bushtit in some Salix purpurea. 2) Female Bushtit who just grabbed something off the willow. You can tell male and female Bushtits apart by the eyes. 3) Wilson’s Warbler. Quite a few different warblers migrating through the farm right now. 4) Willow Flycatcher in the willows of course. 5&6) Cooper’s Hawk and a Common Raven were going at each other for a few minutes over the farm. 7) Cooper’s Hawk with a rabbit in a tree. 8) Anna’s Hummingbird feeding on Crocosmia.
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Some recent Irish potato baskets. . #willowbaskets

Some recent Irish potato baskets.
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