"The
very chemical composition of our blood alters slightly in spring; we
sense the coming of the season in our life-stream." Edwin Way Teale
Well, I feel something in my blood but it might be because I have ice running through my veins. Two more nights this week with temps in the single digits or below zero. The highway is buckling up in front of our house, our driveway and porch are falling apart and who knows what is happening with our three year old cistern. We also lost one of our sweetest hens due to the stress of this awful cold weather. Her name was Pearl and she was rescued from an egg factory in CA. She had reached the two year old mark and was slated to be gassed because she had outlived her usefulness. She was a sweet and curious little hen and she truly acted grateful that she finally had a chance to experience the life of a free-range chicken. I hadn't intended on having a chicken in the following photo but Pearl tagged along with me that morning to the other side of the pond to see what I was up to. Her presence made the photo and it will always be one of my favorites.
Well, I feel something in my blood but it might be because I have ice running through my veins. Two more nights this week with temps in the single digits or below zero. The highway is buckling up in front of our house, our driveway and porch are falling apart and who knows what is happening with our three year old cistern. We also lost one of our sweetest hens due to the stress of this awful cold weather. Her name was Pearl and she was rescued from an egg factory in CA. She had reached the two year old mark and was slated to be gassed because she had outlived her usefulness. She was a sweet and curious little hen and she truly acted grateful that she finally had a chance to experience the life of a free-range chicken. I hadn't intended on having a chicken in the following photo but Pearl tagged along with me that morning to the other side of the pond to see what I was up to. Her presence made the photo and it will always be one of my favorites.
Pearl on the cover of a local magazine. |
Carved Bear on Driftwood Box |
Whimsical Cardinal |
I originally thought I would like to carve decorative(realistic style) birds but I've discovered I would rather stick to caricature type carvings. You can let your imagination run wild on carvings of this type and well, it looks like my imagination is out of control! This cardinal was a lot of fun to carve and I plan on doing a series of birds in this style.
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