Peaceful Pileated

Today's wildlife sighting was going to start with our pileated woodpecker jumping all through the woods this morning, pecking away, when this happened:

It's a terrible picture, but if you look roughly just left and slightly above the center, you might see a blob on that tree.  That's our pileated woodpecker, and she appears to be taking a nap.  She hung out there for at least half an hour, not pecking; then she pecked her way to the top of that tree, flew and called her way to the top of a nearby tree, and has been vigorously pecking at that one for the past few minutes (I think I even see a wood chip go flying every once in a while!).  I'm guessing she's a she because I don't see any red stripe on her face.  I think I would have been very surprised to look out the window and see her bright red head sitting there, had I not seen her alight upon that tree in the first place.  Very exciting!

On the knitting front, I've completed another pair of baby mitts:

I've also started a couple of smaller projects.  The provisional cast-on for the brim of February Hat:

And a Hoover Blanket, because this yarn was driving me crazy just sitting there:

I'm not sure where the yarn came from, or even why I have it, but it's green and acrylic - perfect for the puppy/kitty blankie this will become.

As always, millions of other things are in the works.  Who knows which one will make it to the finishing line next!