Sunday, March 17, 2024
Saturday, March 16, 2024
Our Boys
Eagles Sonny the Bald and Nigel the Golden who is 28 years old now! Sonny came to us with adult plumage 13 years ago so age unknown, Nigel was shot when he was 2. They get along just fine when no one is around.
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Winter Pintails
Just finished this drypoint etching tonight and another experiment, might still need some touches. These Pintails will be friends forever now. 12" x 9" with lots of colors added to the print. Whew, and now a scratchboard tomorrow, just got a bunch from Blick.
Sunday, March 10, 2024
2012
A photo from the first year the near-by nest produced chicks, three fledged, and three times since! She's still sitting tight as viewing from the house and beach is clear of pesky cottonwood leaves, not a problem in the "olden days." Those surrounding trees are growing like weeds...HA!
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Eagle-Land
A couple photos from yesterday, fish delivery and female feasting. And I mistakenly reported 4 months since the total knee replacement surgery- actually 10 months and was told in a second-opinion surgeon's visit: "It could take a year. Could take two. Might never heal." Let's hope it does, eventually.
Monday, March 4, 2024
Eagle Incubation!
Today the female was nestled in the nest for hours, her mate perched above (later on about how I can tell them apart.) Anyway, this is the earliest start by one day, so add 35 days for hatching, then three months and voila! Fledging on the 4th of July, usually. This photo is ten years ago in April 2014, the only year that they had one chick. However they did skip breeding for three years from 2018-2020. I watch them through a scope in the living room mornings, then on the beach afternoons. My therapy, and 10 months today since the disastrous knee surgery, the pain keeping me awake at night. Bummer.
Sunday, March 3, 2024
Eagle Time
Our view from the yard and that's the nest just above my name. Painting some etchings then heading down with the dogs, and camera of course. I missed a couple great shots this winter when I opted to just bring the "little" camera. One when "batteries exhausted." It haunts me, those images, oh well.
Saturday, March 2, 2024
Porcupine Painting
My one-day art piece, and thought I would throw it away about 5 times. Hence the fast scratching through the paint on the Claybord to make a Porcupine. I tried colored pencils, photo coloring pencils, every kind of pastel, oil paint, acrylic, and every magic marker in the house, plus plain old Crayola crayons to color the thing. Nope. So this will be my image to try on scratchboard next.
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Monday, February 26, 2024
New Etching!
Friday, February 23, 2024
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Leadership Bitterroot
Return of the Chamber of Commerce in Hamilton, twice as many attendees this time and fun. However, you should see our poor muddy driveway now, man o man. We are shopping for a "fix" to the whole driveway this spring or summer.