So while quiting is one obsession in my life, my other is biology. So I couldn't help sharing our day trip from the weekend with you. We went up to Ano Nuevo State Park (about an hour and a half south of San Francisco). It is now been added to one of my must see's for anyone visiting the Bay Area.
What is so unique about Ano Nuevo is that is is home to about 10,000 Northern Elephant Seals. During the birthing/breeding season it is packed with seals. Now if you have never seen an elephant seal, allow me to introduce you.
Aren't they fabulous? I can't get over their big long noses. I should mention that the bulls with the long noses weigh over 2 tons and are 14 to 16 feet long.
During the breeding season they allow only guided walks through the area and you have to make reservations months in ahead to be able to get one during the weekend. It ended up being a really wet weekend, but when we got there we were the only people in our group of 20 who showed up. Yeah for private tour! And it was kind enough to stop raining just long enough to make the 3 mile walk through the park.
On the more quilty aspect, I got my mystery quilt blocks finished. In the end I had 16 finished blocks. I decided rather than to finish them into one quilt that they would make really cute baby/toddler quilts. So here's the first 6 blocks finished into a crib sized quilt top.
I have 10 blocks left. I might do another crib quilt like this, or make a square quilt out of 9 blocks. Haven't decided yet. The border on the next one will be out of the pink polka dots.
I also got my January UFO top finished and quilted. I just need to get the binding on.
I decided on the thin red border and will probably bind it in red as well (I don't have any blue left). You can't see the quilting too well in this photo, but I quilted with red thread which is very pronounced in person. For a project I didn't really like to begin with, I'm pleased.
I'm feeling a little bored with all of my current projects and am thinking about starting a new one. Maybe an Easter table topper, but we'll see...
That is really neat that you had a private tour with the elephant seals. What a great opportinity to learn about them. Your photos are fantastic. Both of your quilts turned out great! Now for some fun starting another one.
ReplyDeleteI agree - yay for a private tour! I can't believe noone else showed up, but it's obviously their loss. The mystery quilt looks great! I made the UFO much larger so I could see the quilting - it also looks great.
ReplyDeleteThanks fo the intro to elephant seals. How fun to get a private tour! I love the small quilt you made with the mystery blocks.
ReplyDeleteI love biology type stuff too;) The elephant seals are great;) Start a new project...it will be fun;)
ReplyDeleteHappy Quilting!!
Both those quilts are really pretty. The red will make a perfect binding for the second one. Those elephant seals are another proof that God has a sense of humor! Glad you got to see them! ---"Love"
ReplyDeleteI saw an elephant seal at the Philadelphia Zoo when I was a little kid. Those animals are huge! I can't imagine what 10,000 of them all together would look like! Your quilts are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLiri
Great elephant seal photos. So cool that you got a private tour. I love learning about all kinds of animals.
ReplyDeleteYour quilts look so good. I really like your mystery blocks. And you still have blocksto make more projects with.
Hope you find a project to make you smile .