Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Fine Feathered Friends

harvard birds
Hello, my fine feathered friends, I'm back!
I took a marvelous day trip to Cambridge, Massachusetts while I was away.

harvard birds no. 2
I've had the book, The Rarest of the Rare, for a few years and have always wanted to visit
As you can imagine the museum was full of fine specimens and I was in heaven,
but their glass flower collection was by far the show stopper!

harvard birds no. 3
It was such fun to explore the museum and walk around Cambridge.
We finished our day with a fabulous dinner at Bergamot.
I'll post more pictures over the next few days!

Monday, August 8, 2011

Points North

points north
Forgive me. I have been taking a little blogging break this month.
Sometimes I need to stop and take some time, explore new directions, see where things lead.

points north II
I started painting these tiny compasses. They will be in my shop later today.
Seems fitting as we are heading North for a long weekend.

points north III
Have a great week! I'll be back soon.





Friday, July 29, 2011

A Closer Look | Flying Grasshopper

departed
I found this little flying grasshopper specimen yesterday.

departed no. 2
Even though he has departed, his wings still have a bit of color and the patterns are lovely.

departed no. 3
It might be a Carolina Grasshopper. Does anyone know?
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Check out Nancy Fallon's Blog if you have a chance,
she interviewed me for her "what inspires you" weekly post.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Dog Days of Summer

dog days of summer
Birdie on the bow.

dog days of summer no. 3
Birdie can fly!

dog days of summer no. 4
Birdie lapping it up!

dog days of summer no. 7
The dog days of summer are here!
We have just returned from Camp Wah Wah Taysee.
It was hot, hot, hot, but the lake was very refreshing and
it was great to get away and visit with family.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

A Closer Look | Fat Cats

swallowtail caterpillars

swallowtail caterpillars no. 3
Check out these fat cats dining on my neighbor's parsley!
They're black swallowtail caterpillars!

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Salon Sale

Salon Sale
Take 10% off all paintings in my Etsy shop!
Kindly enter coupon code: GB71110 at checkout to apply discount.
Sale ends on July 31st, 2011.
Have a great weekend!

Friday, July 15, 2011

Hup Hup

birdie and big round bales
We need only say "hup hup" and Ladybird jumps like a gazelle, so fleet of foot.

birdie and big round bales 2
We have our own little agility course right here in the field.

birdie and big round bales 3
She just loves the big round bales!

birdie and big round bales 6
More fun shots of Birdie on flickr.