Scrap This...

Making a Winter craft is on this seasons Bucket List.

I thought knitting might "fill the bill" 

but I also had some memories that needed to be added to my scrapbook.

Just yesterday - I worked on that.

I keep a scrapbook for our annual trips to ICE!

Here are some pictures of the scrapbook pages I created yesterday 
from our most recent trip in December.

This is a "2 page spread".
If you know anything about scrapbooking, you usually prepare 2 coordinating pages,
that lay side by side when the book is opened.

Here are some close-ups of each page...

I keep ticket stubs, room keys and any memorabilia that we pick up during the trip.

Our first trip to ICE was in 2010 when I read about it on Facebook,
I started this book after that trip.

This book is full - I will either add pages or start a new book.

The inside cover and first page is a summery of sorts,
displaying the pictures that they take, and we purchase each year.

I keep a Peeps sack glued to the back cover,
to hold things I want to keep and don't want to display on the pages.

I don't scrapbook as much as I use to, 
I print my blog every three months and that has replaced my scrapbooks.

Saturday Critters ~ 162 ~

My bird feeders went dry - and that rarely happens.

They were empty for a few days because - quite frankly - I am lazy.

I mentioned it several times to the hubs hoping he would fill them,

it didn't happen.

Chuck finally filled them and the birds usually come right back, but they didn't.

It was quiet all day yesterday and today.

Late in the day today I heard a constant chirping, coming from the tree

and it sounded different.

I checked at the window and it was a Male Downey Woodpecker,

in a good spot for pictures.

I switched off the light, had to change lens, of course, open the window,

I was sure he would take off but he didn't.

It seemed maybe he was hurt, 
because with all the noise and ruckus I made, he never flew off.
He posed for his pictures, like it was inevitable and he did not have a choice.










After about 20 minutes and 31 pictures he finally flew off.

Sharing today's images with 
Eileen at Viewing Nature With Eileen and 
Anni at I'd Rather Be Birdin