I've been doing a collage of photos to represent each month in addition to the other classwork. I take photos nearly daily and never do much with them other than Flickr so this project has been a great way to use some.
Again with the fantastic photos - well done. I love the hawk! You know, I live in the desert too and I NEVER see cool animals out my kitchen window! ;-)
Photos: A Cooper's Hawk on the front fence (shot from our kitchen window), Desert Paintbrush flowers just emerging - wildflowers inspiring me to hike a lot, photo representing my action to begin learning Lightroom, photo representing my action to begin sewing again, an early morning shot in Pioneertown, CA, and a warm up sewing project: a cute little shopping bag.