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 ›
House Finch
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 ›
HOUSE FINCHES AND A WOODPECKER
In the past month, the number of birds we are supporting has tripled. It might be even more than that. There are an incredible number of birds and I have had to make decisions about how much food I can… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 52 – DISCOVERING ONE’S SELF
Discovering talent doesn’t necessarily work out quite as you hoped or planned. As an example, I knew from an early age I wanted to be a writer. I could write as soon as I knew the alphabet. I assumed I’d… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 37 – TWO BIRDS
I had to take down all the feeders today. The hornets (yellow jackets) came out today and decided they wanted to set up shop in the hanging feeders. We have had a lot of trouble with wasps and hornets and… Read More ›
IGNORE THE FLOOD – THE CLIMATE IS NOT CHANGING
I got up to go to the bathroom this morning and there was sunshine! Sadly by the time I finished washing my hands, the sun was gone. Now, it’s 2:30pm and it’s dark. It feels like evening. The trees are… Read More ›
BRIGHT RED FINCHES BUT ARE THEY PURPLE?
I think they are purple, but if they are house finches, they are the most awesomely scarlet House Finch I’ve ever seen. They are brilliantly red. I think that means they are purple. Meanwhile, here are a few pictures. The… Read More ›
NEW FOOD FOR THE FINCHES!
I bought special fancy food for the finches. It includes their favorite stuff including dried fruit. They really LOVE fruit. I put it out yesterday, but it was new, so it wasn’t until around the middle of the day today… Read More ›
HOUSE FINCH, GOLDFINCH, AND A FEW MORE
MOSTLY HOUSE FINCH, GOLDFINCH, AND A FEW MORE If nothing else, this pause in space and time has given me good reasons to go back through my downloads. I have an awful lot of downloads that are just sitting on… Read More ›
A FLOCK OF FINCHES, A DOVE, AND A BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD – Marilyn Armstrong
It was a super busy day at the feeder and for once, they didn’t all fly off as soon as I picked up the camera. It was a day for Cowbirds sharing the feeder with a little red House Finch…. Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 