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What I Did on my Summer Vacation
I’ve been absent, I apologize. I’ve been distracted. Life has been a bit nuttsy and I’ve been trying to keep my head above water; I’m sure I’m not the only one. I have been making art, though. Lots and lots of pottery, knitting, quilting… but mostly pottery. Matt and I are getting married next month (that nuttsy life thing I mentioned earlier) and I decided to make mugs and bowls as wedding favors. So… that took a lot of time. I made over a hundred. Not all were usable… I had some trouble finding the right glaze that would show the stamp. Plus I had a few that just didn’t…
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Dark Wings, Dark Words
Things that have been getting me down, in order of least importance to most importance: 1.) It has been raining a lot. Like, A LOT. 2.) Game of Thrones is over. 3.) I haven’t seen Owlbertson in weeks and I’m starting to accept that something has happened to him. Yes, I know. We need the rain. Shows come to an end. And it is never a good idea to name a wild animal. One must accept these physical laws or face certain heartbreak. But… still. I have one of those constitutions that is susceptible to influence of dark weather. The winter ended some time ago and tomorrow is the first…
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Flickers are F^ckers
Matt and Ethan were out of town last week. As I’ve mentioned, I work from home, so when I’m alone I’m truly on my own. I made do by carrying my camera with me on my walks and spending a little extra attention on my wild neighbors. I got a cute shot of one of the Northern (Red-shafted) Flickers in my area. I hear them a lot but it hasn’t been easy to spot them. Last week, I figured out why. They have built a nest inside one of the sycamore trees. I was walking past and I could hear pounding coming from inside the tree trunk. Here is the…
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Cedar Waxwing
