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> …Gingersnap! We went out-of-town last weekend and I left my neighbor, Becky, in charge of our little farmyard. She called me and said that our neighbor on the other side, Mr Cox, called her and said that our momma cow and her calf were separated and needed to be back together. Well, she thought [...]

> Just pictures today of one of my good chickens, Louella, and lots of pretty eggs. From the coop to the kitchen…pure goodness.

> “Empty Nest” 6x6in. oil …what I am about to have….

>Since I don’t have any artwork to show you right now, I’ll tell you about Ladybird. We live about 3o miles out in the country and as I was driving home late one night last fall, I could vaguely see something in the road ahead. I slowed down and as I passed by, two big, [...]

> My blog friend, Flower, knows how much I envy her her woods and moss; something they have a lot of in Oregon and we have none of in West Texas. So she sent me a box full of it! As I opened it, the sweet, moist smell of earth and forest filled the room [...]

> I thought it would be nice to try some other subjects on piano keys besides butterflies. These three are a result of that idea. I will definitely be trying other things in the future. The bird at the top was from a photo I took of a bird perched on an iron hanging basket [...]

> “Almost Empty” 6×6 in. This is the same little wren’s nest that I used in the previous nest painting. Isn’t it amazing how color and lighting change the mood? The possibilities (one of my favorite words) are endless. Sorry about the reflection in the photo…should have taken a better one, but….I’d rather start another [...]

> Two years ago, a family of swallows built a nest on our back porch. Last year, a family of flycatchers moved in and raised their young. The day the babies perched on the edge of the nest and the parents fussed and fussed at them to jump, I put all the dogs and cats [...]

> Here’s a little sample of what I’ve been up to. David found this tiny nest on the ground (we’d never take one out of a tree…the birds sometimes reuse nests from year to year) and brought it to me to either paint or put in my “dead area” as he calls it. I call [...]

> I have a few pieces of jewelry that I am putting up for sale in my etsy shop. This one is a glass locket with an original oil painting inside. One side shows a pretty nest and the other, the word “nest.” It is sterling silver with real pearls and gemstone. Adjustable from 16″-18″. [...]

> sold I haven’t posted pictures of my butterflies in a while, so here you go. They are painted on antique ivory piano keys. I use oils and it takes up to 7 thin layers of paint to complete each one. Very tiny and tedious. Every time I paint them I say these are the [...]

> Just a pretty winter scene for you today. We’ve had three beautiful snows this yearand I’ve spent quite a bit of time at the window with my camera. The view changes every second and I don’t want to miss a thing.