There is a broken robin’s egg on the ground underneath this nest. However, this bird continues to sit on the nest, so there must be others. The bird-life has been amazing around our 27th Street home. There is plenty of nest building activity going on.… Read More
An individual who recently bought multiple properties on our street approached me as I emerged from my car this afternoon. He wanted to show me drawings, plans for development of the land. I declined. As long as you’re not applying for variances and severances, I… Read More
This nest must have been up in the locust tree. I found it in the garden this morning. I hope the birds using it were done with it for the season.
We’re working on a grackle mosaic – a commission. We’re having a lot of fun with this one. As I’m sure you’ve all seen, various blackbirds have a wonderful irridecence in their feathers. We’re trying various ways to catch this – including various irridecent glass… Read More
Tuffy P was up late last night, finishing up the male cardinal mosaic….
Here’s the female cardinal. The large painting in the background, for those wondering, is by the late John Howlin.
I cut out the shapes for the two cardinal mosaics this afternoon. That’s Shadow making sure he’s in the shot. We then paint the back and sides of the wood with a good exterior latex. In the past we had been using spruce ply, but… Read More
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