CRAZY SQUIRRELS AND PUSHY DOVES There’s a lot going on in and around our deck. The squirrels are freaking out, the doves are pushing smaller birds out of the way (doves? really?), and I’m pretty sure raccoons and flying squirrels… Read More ›
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SKETCHBOOK 61 – HAIRY WOODPECKER
Downy and Hairy woodpeckers come to feed on the suet. I have photos both in one picture. This Hairy male has been working over the tree that shades our deck. It’s got some kind of boring insect problem. The woodpeckers… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 68 – WHAT A WOODPECKER!
If he looks like Woody Woodpecker, it’s because both he and Woody are based on the big Pileated Woodpecker. We had a pair of them in our woods. I haven’t seen them lately, but I never saw them often. They… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 68 – THE HAPPY GOLDFINCH
He was the most cheerful little Goldfinch. If they could smile, I’m sure he’d be grinning.
WELCOME TO LIVE AND LET LIVE
In every relationship, there comes a moment when you realize the moment has come. You can stop holding your stomach in. You don’t need makeup unless you’re going out. A tee-shirt and sweatpants are okay. You can relax and just… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 67 – THE ACROBATIC SQUIRREL
It’s amazing some of the things we see our squirrels doing out there. They are incredibly agile, which probably explains their big spidery feet. They do a lot of clinging to tiny little branches that you wouldn’t think would be… Read More ›
BUSY DAYS HAVE COME AGAIN
We seem to have suddenly gone from doing nothing to having something happening every day. Back when we were busy people, this would have been no big deal but after so many years of retirement and a couple of years… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 67 – FLOWERS & AN EVIL CHIPMUNK
I needed a few flowers, so I drew some. But I think it’s going to bloom outside very soon. The trees are all fuzzy with buds and last I looked, there were tons of shoots of daylilies, Solomon’s Seal, Columbine,… Read More ›
YOU KNOW THERE’S A CATCH
I bought a really nice set of oil pencils. 120 pencils with all the right colors including a phenomenal range of greens, blues, reds, browns from very dark to very light. I got them a few days ago, but didn’t… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 66 – A FINCH AND A SQUIRREL WALK INTO A BAR
I did a couple of things last night. I’ve been using small paper so I can start and finish drawings quickly. Small drawings are also easier on my hand and arm and I’m not using up quite so much material… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 65 B – A CHIPMUNK
I figured if I could manage a squirrel, I could probably do a chipmunk. There are lots of imperfections, but I’m not trying for perfection. If I do that, I’ll never be happy with anything. So this little guy is… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 65 – SQUIRRELS AND MAYBE A PROJECT
The excitement never ends here at the edge of the woods. Yesterday it was freaked out squirrels and chubby doves. Overnight? The racoons have learned how to move the feeders back towards the deck. This brings an end to suet… Read More ›
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