I enjoy working with wood. Here are two examples - I carve and paint wooden decoys, shore birds and song birds as well as make twig furniture. This decoy is a Wood Duck Drake in sleeping position. the table is made with sycamore legs and the trim around the top is made of split twig sections...
Here is a begonia which makes a very handsome statement at the dining room window during the colder months. It produces a profusion of small flowers on statuesque stems during the spring and early summer. Like most of the houseplants here, it enjoys its summer vacation outdoors.
Is it October or July????? I have a sweet iced tea on hand and the outdoor temperatures are above 90 in the shade - so I guess it might still be July. But I took this photo in the garden today!
It is a raw, cold day here today - I have an urge for some gardening tasks, so I am planting Cleome seeds in a 50-cell pack tray. The seedling medium is traditionally hard to moisten - so I used some hot water applied with a watering can. Then I noticed that the rain today was moderate, so I...
Well today I am looking at quite a few Shark Skin Squash that I grew along the fence as part of last year's vegetable production. I grew it for the novelty in that it was said that sailors used to keep it available on ships for as long as two and a half years! Others call it seven year squash...
I truly enjoy taking photos of chicks throughout the year whenever a new batch have hatched! Having colorful accessories on hand always makes the photos brighter.
I haven't posted here for a while, but art projects are therapeutic for me during the winter. I had a pair of Blue Jays and a pair of male Cardinals at the feeder today at the same time - that was quite a colorful display. Here is an acrylic/watercolor - just for fun, that I finished up this...
THANK YOU for getting my rooster into the bragging rights category - isn't it always fun to achieve birds closest to the standard? CONGRATULATIONS to all of the well deserved winners! JOB WELL DONE!