Another top .... another UFO

When my sister is feeling better after her chemo IV treatment, we go to the cottage. Fresh air, no stress, limited connection to the outside world .... what better place to be than at the cottage during our hot sunny days, especially when there is a lovely breeze off the lake!  That is where I've been a lot lately. Total bliss. 

Since we are in the middle of nowhere with no urban lighting, the stars at night are unbelievable.  We got to see the 2020 Perseid meteor shower two nights.  That was awesome!  Some of the meteors were quite short in length, but some were quite streaky.  Fast moving.  Blink and you missed them.

During the day, we found a new entertainment out there. Watching the hummingbirds fight over the feeder we put up. We haven't had one up in years, but last week one hummingbird hovered on the other side of the screen on our front porch and looked at both of us just sitting there looking back at it. Did it see the red hexies I was working on? We will never know.  Since I knew the formula for feeding them, a batch of sugar water was made and up went the feeder. What joy that has been! 

Baby birds.  Above our back door, a bird has had a nest there for years and has raised umpteen number of baby birds despite our coming and going through that door.  Sadly, this time when we arrived I looked up to see if there were still some baby birds in the nest.  Out of four eggs, there were two baby birds left, but they were dead.  What happened?   I removed the nest and wiped the top of the door frame of mud and straw and twigs.  Next year, the mama bird will start all over again.

On another note, one side of our old shed out back got wet and was showing off it's beautiful colours of wood. My sister took photos of the wood, but I had to set up one of my quilts for a photo.  Look at that tin roof and the colours of the wood.  What a great spot for taking photos of my quilts!  Soon, I will set up a pole to hang my quilts.  There is grass so my quilts will not sit on any soil/mud.  Another perfect spot!  Yeah!

It's funny, but we have never noticed the colours of the wood like this before.  It is usually the worn grey that you see at the bottom of the shed.  Could it be due to wasps that have a nest inside the shed and they have been removing some of the outer layers of the wood to build their nest?

Once back home, this ufo finally got addressed.  Gone are the pieced blocks and in their place is just a plain blue border.  It only took 14 years to figure this one out!  LOL  Now to get the backing done and another top will be on it's way to my lovely LAer.

Cherish your day!  Cherish your life!