Migration Blog
Sojourner visiting with Vampy - Vampy's Initial Thoughts
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Hiya everyone!We are pleased to share with you all the first of Sojourner's Migration Blog posts! The following was written by Sojourner's current caretaker Vampy and was published originally on her blog found here on July 21st, 2021. Wishing you all Happy Spinning and Bird Watching! - Evanita "I have a new friend visiting for two weeks! She is a Daedalus Sparrow e-spinner, and part of their ‘Sparrow Migration Program‘ where she is sent round the country to spend a fortnight each with various different spinners, and we get to take her on an adventure and write up our experiences....
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Tweety the Sparrow Alaska Excursion with Christy R.
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Hiya everyone! Tweety the Sparrow's migration is going wonderfully! She spent two weeks with Christy R. in Fairbanks Alaska. They went on a ton of adventures so we'll share a peek at what all Christy and Tweety were up to during their two weeks together! The following is a glimpse into Tweety's adventures. For more photos be sure to check out Christy's Instagram account.Wishing you all Happy Spinning and Bird Watching! -Evanita Their fist stop together at Chena River at Pike’s landing. During most winters, the river freezes enough for cars to drive over an ice bridge to the...
Sojourner's Weekend Stay with Longdraw James at Ashenflock Farm.
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Sojourner spent the weekend with James as her Migration entry point to the UK. The following is from James's journal pages. Next stop for Sojourner will be with Rachel S - Suffolk, UK. We are expecting her to arrive later this week. Wishing you all Happy Spinning and Bird Watching!- Evanita"Hi! This is James, also known as "Longdrawjames". I am the UK stop off for Sojourner before she embarks on her trip around the UK! This is me modeling a sweater I spun on my Daedalus Magpie! I live in Surrey near Sevenoaks on my best friend's sheep farm, so...
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Tweety's Weekend Getaway with Evanita
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Hiya everyone, Evanita here! For those that know me I'm all about green! I live in Western Washington, east of Seattle and it's all about green here. The Pacific Northwest is home to the world's largest Temperate Rainforest, yes you read that right, Rainforest! The Seattle area is known for its rains and those rains bring beautiful green growth with loads of ferns and moss. For my Community Bobbin fiber, I found a little BFL pigtail from Greenwood Fiberworks in the colorway Puget Sound which is the name of the large body of water that connects this area with the...
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Tweety's Safe Landing with Evanita
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Tweety arrived safely over in Washington State at my doorstep. I immediately hauled the box down to my studio and set it up on my photography area. My three Sparrows were very curious to see the new comer! I was very impressed with how well the box held up for it's long journey. The next several stops on the Migration path will be shorter distances. The inside of the box has an abundance of bubble wrap to keep the Pelican Case from sliding around. The Pelican Case, WOW! Tweety really is flying first class! I opened up the box Live...