Pion Design - Congratulations Dad!

Hello Everyone!

I'm back today with another masculine card for Pion Design using the new collection Mister Tom's Treasures. This collection came out at the perfect time for me because I need a whole of cards for the men in my life this summer. This one is for my Dad's 20 Anniversary of his looking after the resort Chateau Woodlands. We are having a surprise party for him in July, so shhhhh. lol

I've added a lot of black stitching to this card, which I love the look of. It's something I don't normally do, but I was really inspired by the Spotlight Post my teamie and friend Anne of Redanne put together over at Anything But Cute about Adding Sewing to your Project. Please do check it out, it's such an informative and inspirational post.

Mister Tom's Treasures

Mister Tom's Treasures - Vintage Newspaper PD7406

Mister Tom's Treasures - Pocket Watches PD7409

Mister Tom's Treasures - Old Factory PD7405

Mister Tom's Treasures - Tags PD7412

Mister Tom's Treasures - Vintage Automobiles 6x6" PD7502

Mister Tom's Treasures - Borders PD7410

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I can't even begin to tell you how gorgeous the weather has been this week. I have been out on the trails almost every day for several hours, so I have soooo many photos piling up. Here are just a few of my lovely sightings while I've been out and about.

This week I am entering all of my photos into Our Beautiful World. The prompt this week is MY HAPPY, and being outside in the nature with the wildlife...that IS my happy!!

Here you can see a Red Winged Blackbird nest. There are three unhatched eggs and one nestling. He's less than a day old because there were four eggs there yesterday. I will keep checking on this nest daily.

I saw my first ever Mink!! Wow, he was so much fun! I couldn't get any closer because he was out on the floating island. Maybe next time.

Some beautiful unknown tree flowers. I've decided trying to identify them is insane. I will just wait and see what grows on them later!! tee hee.

A Mamma raccoon watching me very closely from her home up in the tree.

Oh my gosh, would you look at this little baby squirrel!! He was running across the trail, then he saw me and just froze in his spot...like if he stayed really still, I wouldn't be able to see him. HILARIOUS!

A Seagull flying overhead. Not everyone's favourite bird I realize, but I've been practising my panning with the camera, a difficult technique, so such a crisp image was a happy outcome for me. Besides, I think they are such a graceful creature.

Out front was a line up of House Sparrows. They were patiently waiting for the Red Winged Blackbirds to get the heck off the bird feeder. Funny creatures!

Something really different for my token morning coffee shot today. I swear this is a real photograph, I know it looks fake, but it's truly how bizarre the sun looked on this morning!!

That's it for today. Thank you for stopping in and for all the amazing comments. If you have any questions or interesting tidbits about today's wildlife, please let me know.