Welcome to Shiralee Stitches. I live on a cattle farm in Australia with my family.
I am passionate about all things fabric so much so I started my own online and mobile store. Link is on the sidebar to my store. I teach patchwork classes and take my shop to quilting and patchwork groups and also attend various craft markets.
I love English Paper Piecing, applique, machine quilting, working with woven wools. I have started making my own designs which I love.

Saturday 21 January 2012

I have twins!!!

Well now I have your attention, I must confess these twins are not of the human variety!!!

...........Check out these little treasures.....


Mrs Willy Wagtail has made her nest right on my washing line!!!

If I am hanging washing out quietly on my own, she is quite happy to sit on her nest with me nearby.
The babies are so cute and growing very fast. Here's Mum......
 ....and even happy amongst the flapping washing......
The nest is so exposed, I am worried as we have lots of Kookaburras around. So....fingers crossed these babies will fly from the nest soon.......

........isn't nature wonderful?.......

.....I'll have some sewing to show you soon.....

7 comments:

Sharon - Lilabelle Lane said...

WOW, and with all those trees around.

Kylie said...

How cute!

Valspierssews said...

You are so lucky. They are so cute. We had a nest and hatched babies but it is gone now :( They did manage to raise three babies last year though.

Googy Girl said...

how gorgeous is that.....lucky you don't have children that like using the clothes line like a swing, ike i did when i was young

Chookyblue...... said...

We had some make a nest right at the back door..........they hatched 3 and they grew and left the nest...........next thing we knew they were back into another lot..........4 eggs this time.........they hatched and about a week-10days later something got them........they were hidden in the climber near my back door..........we were very sad..........but they grow very quick and it is only about 3 weeks and they start flying...........goodluck.........

Jenny said...

Willy wag tails are so cute.Perhaps mummy bird has a thing for rides.

Grethe said...

Sandy,how great,love the little birds,must be so special to have the nest there:-)
Love what you are making from Sue D.`s pattern in last post.Good luck with the quilt!She is coming to Oslo in late September;my name is down for a work class.
Evan`s Head looks calm and lovely, which your climate was here....