More doodling – this can be fun to colour if you need some idle time – click to make big, set your print page to landscape and you’re good to go. I’ve used this one to cover a journal or two.
Colouring Sheet 1 – Squares
Dogs In Waiting – Pugnacious
This little gremlin faced beastie was fiercely protective of his pal, yapping away at me and growling to show off an impressive and frightening under bite – he would have eaten my shoes laces given half the chance…
pugnacious |pəgˈnā sh əs|
adjective
eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight : the increasingly pugnacious demeanor of politicians.
• having the appearance of a willing fighter : the set of her pugnacious jaw.
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The Enchanting Courtship Dance of the Peacock Spider
Stay with it to see the dancing. Trust me, it’s worth it.
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Flutter By a Butterfly Bush
The case for planting Buddleja is pretty clear – very pretty!
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Less Peg Days Now
A gorgeous autumn is upon us, complete with crisp, cool mornings that swell to warm afternoons of the kind that make me want to find and sit in the sheltered places in my garden. The sun has shifted, its angle in the sky quite different now that the days have grown shorter. Soon there will be less peg days.
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A Made Up Bird
Staying with the bird theme, here’s a quick little one I did a week or two ago. It kind of grew out a scribble so it’s pretty much a made up bird. Got me thinking about Charley Harper and how he would have loved the Fairy Wrens who hang out in the coastal scrub along the seafront near my place.
I have a bunch of small parchment squares, the provenance of which is a story for another day – anyway, the paper is rough like lovely water colour card and takes the ink in such a way that soft or light strokes stay right on the top or the paper surface giving them a finer, more complex look that seems just right for feathers. The smallness of the paper seems to invite the detail. Click to make big.
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| A Tiny Selection From The Extraordinary Charles Harper |
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NYT Hawkcam
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A pair of red-tailed hawks, Violet and Bobby, have made a nest for Violet’s three eggs on the 12th-floor window ledge outside of the office of the president of New York University. The New York Times brings you live coverage from the top of Bobst Library, where the eggs are expected to hatch in mid-to-late April.
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Hunt and Peck
These dear wooden birds found me in the thrift shop. Their cheeky, beaky little faces made them impossible to resist. At the moment they forage on my dining room table amidst the shells I promise myself I won’t bring home from the beach – appears that I can resist anything but temptation. I like to move my bird friends around – my daughter is always the first to notice their avian antics. Click to make bigger.
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Contact Management – My iPhone Wallpaper
If you’d like to use on your phone – please feel free to.
Nothing Nicer Anywhere 