I haven’t been taking bird pictures because my orchids are in the way of my windows. I don’t have a lot of usable windows with which I can work and most of them are currently covered with orchids. So, until… Read More ›
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SKETCHBOOK 73 – BRIGHT CARDINAL
I’ve drawn half a dozen Cardinals. It was the first bird I tried to draw and it flopped. Since then, I’ve tried twice more and neither was satisfying. But last night, I think I finally drew a cardinal that looks… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 72 – BLUEBIRDS WITH ATTITUDE
I didn’t want a standard Bluebird. Between photographs and previous drawings, I have enough “classic” bluebirds. I wanted some Bluebirds with something special. Attitude. It took me six drawings. One, boring. One I screwed up the eyes. One, I screwed… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 69 – A BETTER GREAT BLUE HERON
It isn’t entirely better, but the head on this great big bird is better than the previous drawing. Great Blue Herons aren’t blue. They are grey which in the world of animals is blue. Don’t ask why. I don’t know…. Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 69 – THE GREAT BLUE HERON
I think I’m going to redraw this guy so he looks like he’s standing guard. For one thing, they are really tall — 6 feet tall or more. Of course, their primary interest in life are fish. These great big… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 64 – THREE GOLDFINCH AND A STORY
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS: APRIL 2022
The Changing Seasons, April 2022 Another not-very-photographic month. Lots of rain and damp, chilly weather. The few really bright days we had were also surprisingly cold. Today, though, I touched the window in the bedroom and it was warm! I opened… 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?
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 ›
OUR GARDEN’S NEW LOOK
It used to be when I looked out my back door, mostly I saw crabgrass. In early spring, for a while, we have dandelions and violets, but mostly it was crabgrass all summer and snow all winter — with leaves… Read More ›
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