2021 Fabric Birthday Postcards from Around the Word

 

Beth's Patch ~ Northern Gannets

 Each year, the Northern Gannets make the long distance migration from their wintering grounds to their summer breeding grounds.  This year they are a little earlier than I normally see them.  That's usually about April 5th to 7th and through mid-April.  Today, there was a group of hundreds of them feeding in the waters of the Delaware Bay, probably on bunker, a small bait fish.  Here are some of the pictures I was able to take.  It was an incredible sight.

Cox Hal Creek WMA, Villas, NJ ~ Northern Flicker

 

Beth's Patch ~ Sunset

Another fabulous sunset along the Delaware Bay

 

Another Weekend of Quilting ~ Donation Quilts

 

Cox Hall Creek WMA ~ Birds

Eastern Bluebird

Eastern Bluebird

American Goldfinch

American Goldfinch

 

Song Sparrow

Hooded Merganser

 

Cape May Point State Park ~ Birds

It's been a long while since I have been birding over at the State Park.  It was pretty quiet while I was there but I did manage to find a few ducks and other birds there.

Bald Eagle

Northern Harrier

Turkey Vulture

Bufflehead Ducks

Tundra Swan with Bufflehead Duck in the background

Northern Shovelers

Wood Duck 

Wood Duck followed by American Wigeon

South Cape Meadows Walk ~ Green-winged Teal

 

Beth's Patch ~ Sunset with the Cape May -Lewes Ferry on the Bay

A blowout tide caused the ferry to have to wait on the bay for the tide to raise so the ferry
could dock at it's berth in the canal.

 

Donation Quilt Raises $450 for a Food Bank

Years and years ago - maybe as many as 20 I started a round robin with quilters from the USA, Australia and new Zealand.  They center block was designed and paper pieced by me and sent off to AU.  Other borders were added using both fabric I sent and some from the quilters stash who was working on it.  After 3 rounds in AU, it was sent off to NZ where the quilter never did any border and ignored most all correspondence I sent to her (pre internet).  Finally, I said just send it back, however, it is but by the time she finally did sent it back more than 2 years of holding onto it I had lost all interest in finishing it.  It languished in a container for all those years.  Last spring I took it out and decided on borders for the top.  I made it up and put it back in a pile to be quilted.  Finally, I quilted and bound it earlier this week.  I never did like the 2 side borders and decided I would donate it somewhere.  I posted it on Fb where a FB friend from Paradise, CA asked to buy it.   I wouldn't agree to that but would donate it to her and she could donate the $$ to an organization of her choice.  She chose a food bank where she and 2 friends of hers donated $450.  For the food bank, Sarah, and I, it's a win/win/win situation.

Upon return from NZ

With borders added by mae before quilting and binding the top.