Showing posts with label bunnies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bunnies. Show all posts

April 10, 2013

birds & bunnies





Last week I read this post about robins on Design*Sponge and now it's like I've been seeing them everywhere. Birds and bunnies in my front yard give me an excuse to test drive my new 75-300mm zoom lens (gifted to me by some very generous in-laws). I think that last bird is called an Eastern Towhee...and it's the first time I've seen one up close! So pretty.

As you well know birds are so inspiring for me. I think about what it must be like to sit at the very top of a tree and look down at the world, unencumbered. There are all these giant old trees in our neighborhood and when I go for walks beneath their singing canopies I just imagine all that's taking place above me: robins building nests and raising families, squirrels curling up inside burrowed holes, dark clouds scraping against the top branches, and year after year of leaves budding and blooming and falling. Trees really have their own stories don't they?

March 27, 2012

blooms from my kitchen window




Yesterday was a very gray day.  Which is why I was so pleased to see the bright blooms on our cherry tree as I pulled in the drive after work.  It seems a cloudy day was just what our little tree was waiting for. The flowering petals are so delicate and pretty.  I like to watch the birds out my kitchen window as they bounce on the branches, stuffing themselves with all the berries they can swallow.

Our little town seems to be waking up as well.  At any given moment I can usually spot at least a dozen squirrels chasing each other up trees, a flock of robins feasting on fresh worms, a nesting sparrow at the top of a telephone pole, and even a mama bunny laying on her burrow in our front yard.  And now, color!  For a painter such as myself, seeing color again is a great refreshment!  There is something about Spring light and color that brings me out of my basement studio more often.  I've even taken a liking to painting on my kitchen counter, just to be able to have fresh air and light and color.  It is so inspiring!

I hope you are enjoying this new season as well.  I'm looking forward to seeing many more pretty pictures on all of your websites!

Speaking of websites, I just wanted to make mention of my recent update.  Art shows are just around the bend, and I have been receiving acceptance (and rejection) letters left and right.  I've updated my calendar on my website with my most recent information.  Please check back often to keep up to date!