Huey The Woodpecker

So years ago we had to get a big 40 or 50 foot dying tree cut down in our back yard

but we asked the tree guys to leave like 15 feet of the stump and here's why...

Huey our woodpecker.  He comes every year and he chips away at the dead stump

and finds lots of food in there.  It's so satisfying & amazing to watch him, he works so hard to live.

Goldfinch Gold

This is hands down one of my favorite photos I have ever taken.

We got ourselves a Nikon D750 last year and I am absolutely loving it.

Enchanted

We get doves in our front yard every year.  They just lay on the ground and nap, eat, coo...
some of beautiful soft greys and others are delicate peachy shades.

They amaze and enchant me and fill me with peace...
I hope I never stop taking time to bask in their beauty!

Bird Happy

Some days all I want to do is sit in my front window and watch the birds!
I am learning to embrace instead of fight whatever little thing brings me calmness & peace...

I've taken to photographing them through the picture window and can't wait to sit out in the garden
in stealthy silence with our camera, so in other words, prepare for lots of bird pics to come!

Canadian Beauty

We kayaked a lot this season, it's a happy place for me, it's one place I breath deeply & feel at peace...

How can I not be when there is this kind of beauty surrounding me (I see these in pastels do you?).

Fielding Bird Sanctuary

A few weeks back we spent some time at a bird sanctuary up North from us.

We saw just geese, ducks and loads of dragonflies but it was lovely all the same.

A Majestic and Marveling Paddle (Part Two)

I have more photos of the herons from my favorite ever paddle that I just must show you.

They are stunningly beautiful solitary creatures not super often seen...

This is why I've been drawing herons so much!  How amazing are the animals of this world!

These are favorite shots by far and will I think be the catalyst for me to get my photos into a shop!

Blue and White Heart and Soul

Nature never ever fails to inspire & amaze me...

 

...it truly does feed me, heart and soul.



Nest

For Illustration Friday's topic of "Nest"

 

 

The original has sold but really beautiful archival art prints are available in my shop.



She Nurtured Her Kindred Spirits

This is to date, my favorite illustration yet.

 

"She Nurtured Her Kindred Spirits"

 

 

This is one of those rare occasions where the tangible turns out better than what was floating about

in my head.  I love the mood I achieved with the painted background mixed with the

crispness & fun of the foreground bits.

 

Here's a closer look...

 

This image is for any animal lover.

Especially those who love the coziness of rain and of September...

It's for those souls like me, who rush outside everyday to feed the furry monkeys out there

as well as any monkeys you may have inside.

 

And yeppers, you once again guessed it.  Prints are already sitting in my shop for you.

 

Thanks SO much for dropping in this week....see you all next week.  XXOO.



Happy Weekend

Just hopping in quickly with a favorite photo to wish all of you lovely souls

 

 

A lovely and wonderful weekend...see you next week.

Green Heart

She is Kind...

She is Nurturing...

She Protectively Flows Around Those She Loves...

She Is Strong For Those Who Need Her, bending like a willow yet strong like an oak...

She is All Who LOVE Nature above all else...

She is Mother Nature incarnate...

She could possibly be you, She could be me...

 

She is... "Green Heart"

 

 

Take a closer look...

 

Isn't she lovely and cool...

I am so proud of her.

 

Prints are already in my shop

She would suit any nature/earth lovers home, that's for sure.

 

Be Kind, Connected & Inspired