Thursday, December 31, 2015

New Years Greeting


May the new year be sparkling and filled with
magical moments in nature.

Happy New Year!

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

The Birds and the First Snow

The first snow of the season and some of the birds who
visited our yard...












Sunday, December 27, 2015

A Rainy Day


Spotted a pair of mergansers in the rain….



and along the shore this happy dog was a very good 
frisbee player.

Monday, December 21, 2015

Winter Solstice

Happy Winter Solstice


Our resident little red squirrel enjoying berries



Way up in the crabapple tree a bluebird stopped by...



The cardinals brighten the scene.

What we are missing on this day is snow.
The temperatures are very mild for this time of year.

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

A Favorite Spot



This is a new favorite spot for Josie's naps.



Monday, November 16, 2015

Peace



and love




and the beauty and lovely surprises in nature




on our walks around the village we collected chestnuts
to share with squirrels and chipmunks in our yard
and this little red squirrel 
discovered them.

Now they are all gone.




Monday, October 26, 2015

Painting with Josie



While in the midst of painting autumn leaves
this morning, Josie hopped up to supervise
and meditate.




We grew some vegetables in containers on our deck
and these are our own eggplants saved from the frost.
I find them so beautiful that I am painting some of
them which makes it difficult to actually cook with them!
I've been enjoying painting from life what we have grown…
the tomatoes, Asian pears, squash, apples, peppers,
  eggplants and leaves so far.

Sunday, September 20, 2015

A Baby Snapping Turtle


While taking a walk on our street this morning
I discovered a baby snapping turtle in the road.
It must have just hatched.

My husband picked it up and escorted it through
the yard and woods to the brook where it swam away.





We wish it a good life!


Wednesday, September 9, 2015

The birds of summer through my art


I've been painting birds this summer and here are
some of them.
The endangered piping plovers and chicks are
so endearing to see in person from a distance.
Love the kingfisher and have been delighted
to see it rest on a branch over a marsh.
In our garden I caught sight of a mama finch
feeding her baby. The baby was bigger than her.

You can see those and lots more on my website.
Here's a link to the prints of birds section.
There's many categories and choices within those.

Thanks for looking!




Thursday, May 14, 2015

Spring is Full of Surprises


We put the hummingbird feeder out about a week ago
and the hummingbirds did find it to our delight.

Then we had another visitor to the hummingbird feeder…



The oriole loves this.



And chippy has discovered a new safe place.




I had never seen this bird before and I discovered
it is called a Canada warbler.


Thursday, April 30, 2015

Who is This?


This lovely bird visited us yesterday and I don't know 
what it is…do you?
I think it may be a kind of warbler...
Would love to know if anyone can identify it.
thanks

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Back On the Porch



Josie is back on the porch…
watching


and  this….


Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Warmth and Yellow Signs of Spring


It's the first day it felt warm enough to open the windows and let 
fresh air in and keep the door opened so Josie could go out on 
the porch.
Was she ever excited to see the chipmunks, squirrels and birds
from a new vantage point.



The goldfinch is still turning yellow.



The first yellow crocus appeared like magic.

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Little Signs of Spring


The goldfinch is turning a brighter yellow.



Saw a Flicker at the suet bird feeder yesterday.



Noticed this little dog running 
for joy on the beach yesterday.



Chippy on a little deck….

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Great Blue Herons


A surprise on the last day of March (yesterday)...
we saw 5 Great Blue Herons.
Wonderful to see them....still have snow on the 
ground but they seem to be able to fish.
Signs of spring while still resembling winter.

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Snowing


Yesterday we had snow once again…
fortunately it was light and didn't accumulate.

Will we ever see the crocuses this spring?


Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Recent Pet Portraits

you can see the other pets I've painted
if you click here.


Friday, March 20, 2015

Fist Day of Spring


Snow still hides the garden as blue jays find nourishment
on this first day of spring.




The chipmunk is out of hibernation…



and filling his cheeks with sunflower
seeds from the bird feeder.



A beautiful sight, 15 deer appeared in a marshy field
near the ocean.

Happy spring wherever you may be.

Monday, March 2, 2015

The First Sign of Spring



Several days ago we actually saw our first sign of spring
even though we were surrounded by tall snowbanks.
It gave us hope.

It was actually warm enough to melt some snow along the
road into a puddle.
Robins and cedar waxwings were enjoying a bird bath,
splashing and frolicking.

A wondrous sight to behold.



Thursday, February 26, 2015

The Squirrel This Morning


This morning as I glanced out to see the who was visiting
the bird feeders I spotted this squirrel way up in the tree.
I couldn't figure out what he was eating.
Could it be bark from the tree?
What could it be?



Whatever it was, he seemed happy with it.

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Another Big Blizzard


So cold and so much snow…
I sprinkled bird seed on the surface of the snow
for the birds and squirrels.




We have regulars at the bird feeders
this winter.
Today we saw the starlings, blue jays,
tufted titmouse, sparrows, juncos, cardinals,
chickadees, starlings and finches.

Getting harder to dig out!