We have quite a few cardinals living in our neighbourhood. In fact we’re really enjoyed watching them out the window from right where I’m typing. They come to the tea cup bird feeders in the canoe garden for sunflower seeds. For our next mosaics, we’ve… Read More
An organization in Toronto called Citizens Concerned about the future of the Etobicoke Waterfront, or CCFEW for short(er), organizes regular birdwalks at Sam Smith Park and at Humber Bay. There was one scheduled for this morning, so we trundled out in the rain to enjoy… Read More
Colonel Sam Smith Park sees a huge variety of birds (and birders) throughout the season. I’m planning on going on this bird walk. Hope to see you there.
Here’s a little progress report on the new bird mosaic… We started laying in the darkest and lightest values and the beak. Since this is a goldfinch, much of it is yellow, and the how we treat that is going to give this piece its… Read More
We’re starting a new mosaic bird – a goldfinch. Today I cut out the shape and Tuffy P sealed the sides and back.
For years we lived in a neighbourhood with few birds. This sure changed when we moved down to Long Branch a few years ago. Sam Smith Park, just down the street, is well known as a migration trap, a respite for migrating birds coming north… Read More
The first 6 deer I saw on my recent road-trip were carcasses at the side of the I-75 on the lower Michigan penninsula (not to mention an assortment of dead raccoons, possum, skunks, porcupines and various unidentified animals). Later I would see a couple dozen… Read More
We’re starting another bird mosaic. We’ve already done a huge owl, a scarlet tanager, a goldfinch and a Baltimore Oriole. This one will be a blue jay and it’s a commission. I cut out the basic shape today. Next step is to prepare the tesserai,… Read More
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