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.
MACROS
CMMC – May Closeup or Macro Looking through macros, it would appear I have an awful lot of flowers and not much else. But, sifting through, I found a few others though my favorite are all birds or flowers.
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 61 – TWO GOLDFINCH
I’m not up to doing a lot of anything much today, but this drawing is ready to go. Two pretty bright goldfinch. Can’t you hear them singing?
FLICKERS, FUCHSIA, FOLIAGE AND MORE
CMMC – APRIL ALPHABET LETTER “F” START OR END
EARTH DAY AND SHARING
SHARE YOUR WORLD & BE KIND TO EARTH! 4-26-2022 With all of the mess going on across the world, I still think trying to get our planet healthy — for us — should be our number one priority. It isn’t… Read More ›
EVIL SQUIRREL WITH WALT KELLY – AFTER EARTH DAY 2022
It was Earth Day yesterday. I remember the very first Earth Day, how proud we were that we had “done something.” Well, we didn’t really do much. Walt Kelly said: The enemy hasn’t changed. It’s still us and until we… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 58 – MINI-ORCHIDS AND A HOUSE FINCH
I keep getting into a time crunch. I write and there’s no time to draw. I draw, but there’s no time to write. No matter how hard I try, the number of hours in a day never gets any bigger…. Read More ›
MIDWEEK MADNESS BLUES
CMMC – April Pick a Topic from my Photo Here’s the photo: I’ve got a few pictures 🤩
Serendipity Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth 