Art Outside

We got a little creative on the sidewalk recently and added some pretty pictures.

DUCK~

Spring brought about many changes - one them a family of Mallards living in the back yard. They have been quite demanding looking for breakfast, lunch AND supper every single day. :-)

It's been pretty interesting tho... it brings a whole new meaning to the word "DUCK!" in our yard.... The Mallards use our yard as a main flight path and SWOOP down over the peak of the house and down towards the creek. It's one thing to have a sparrow fly right over your head, quite another to have an extremly fast duck wizz past you while working in the yard.

Fall Leaves

As I sit here typing these notes, the rain and snow has started to fall. Just a few days ago we shut down the pond out back and I miss the sounds of the water already. I guess that's it, I've got to hunker down and get used to the quiet times outside.

Fall comes to the yard

Well with the arrival of fall comes the moving of the Studio. My workspace is in the back of the house and it gets quite cool in the winter. Every try and put tiny stones on wire with frozen fingers?

I'm glad though, it brings another season closer to coming and the birth of new dreams.

Baby Finches grow!

I'm having trouble telling who is who in the nest these days. There is Nemo (like in the nemotoads on Sponge Bob "HUNGRYHUNGRYHUNGRY", Herculies, Ceclie, Bunsen Honeydew and of course Beaker. They are LOUD little birds! In about a month or so we'll be moving them into a new home and letting Cinammon choose a boyfriend. Right now she's pretty lonely as Skittle (the oldest bird) only wants to eat and sleep.

Newcomers to the Nest

These are the two newest members of our bird family. Cinammon is on the left (she's the lady) and Skittle is the Grandfather bird on the right.

Studio Tour

This year I participated in Sudbury's Studio Tour with members of SCARF www.scarf.ca I had a really nice time, but I did not get as many visitors to my studio as some members in central Sudbury did. (I'm on the East side).

The folks that did come by were generally wonderful and I had a lot of interesting discussions. I think I'll do it again next year but I might share a studio just for the day for more traffic.

Babies at Renaissance Market!

Just look at that! I dont have a clearer picture right now as I dont to distrub the parents. We have five baby birds in the nest now! They are about 6 days old in this picture. The birds live in the part of the house where the computer is so I get to hear their calls all day. With 5 babies we may have to get another bird cage! Their names are (not that we'll be able to tell who is who later).. Hercules, Nemo, Beaker, Bunsen Honeydew and Cecile. Oh the parents are Emenem and Lady bird.

Kyanite Mine

Here I am at the Kyanite mine in Sudbury Ontario. It's located on the east side of Wahnapatae and you do need permission from Falconbridge to visit. Kyanite is easier to find when you have a hammer and safety glasses.. Blame it on the heat, we forgot to bring it with us.

Treasures found at the Kyanite Mine

Treasures from the Kyanite Mine in Sudbury Ontario. We found Kyanite, Garnets and Byatite. This is a picture of some of the nicer pieces that we found. The blue stones that look rectangular are Kyanite.

Hammer Time!

Hey, one of us got lucky and managed to borrow a hammer for a while. This is one of the larger stones, but in this one we only found Garnets.