Starting the New Year off right 🙂
Took my PaintCycle for another spin this morning and sketched a Live Oak that has intrigued me for years. Finally down on paper!!
It was sunny when I started out a little after 9 a.m., and the angle of the winter sun was perfect for seeing all the nooks and crannies this tree possesses. This is the first sketch in an 8.5 x 11 Stillman and Birn Alpha hardbound journal. It straddles my bike basket perfectly 🙂
The tide was coming in. A flock of small shorebirds was active in the marsh. I love how they fly in unison. I need to remember to pack my binoculars!!
Other birds of note: Osprey, Wood Stork, Hooded Merganzer, Snowy Egret, Red-shouldered Hawk and American Crows. A good way to start the day and New Year 🙂
Wishing you, my readers, a happy, healthy and blessed New Year!
Joan, thank you so much!! Would love to hear more about your presentations 🙂
Joan, thank you so much!! Would love to hear more about your presentations 🙂
I'm looking forward to seeing all your posts. I always show your blog when I give a presentation on nature blogs. This year I will be doing one at Mountain Lake Hotel in southwest Virginia (in June). Have a great 2013.
I'm looking forward to seeing all your posts. I always show your blog when I give a presentation on nature blogs. This year I will be doing one at Mountain Lake Hotel in southwest Virginia (in June). Have a great 2013.
…sounds like the perfect morning–sketching and watching shorebirds! Happy 2013!
…sounds like the perfect morning–sketching and watching shorebirds! Happy 2013!
Oh, this makes me so wish I was in coastal Carolina right now! Love those old trees. Happy new year to you!
Oh, this makes me so wish I was in coastal Carolina right now! Love those old trees. Happy new year to you!
So good to hear from you, Suzanne! Thanks so for stopping by and for your wishes! The same for you, my friend!
So good to hear from you, Suzanne! Thanks so for stopping by and for your wishes! The same for you, my friend!
A quick note to say hello, happy 2013 and that I've had a joyful romp through your recent posts. Lovely! Good wishes for the best of every layer of life to you!
A quick note to say hello, happy 2013 and that I've had a joyful romp through your recent posts. Lovely! Good wishes for the best of every layer of life to you!
Thanks, Lois!
Thanks, Lois!
Thanks Sadami! Thanks so for stopping by! See you soon at your blog 🙂
Thanks Sadami! Thanks so for stopping by! See you soon at your blog 🙂
Hi, Pam,
Thank you for the wonderful post. You, too, a happy, healthy and blessed New Year!
Best wishes, Sadami
Hi, Pam,
Thank you for the wonderful post. You, too, a happy, healthy and blessed New Year!
Best wishes, Sadami
Terrific journal and a fun day on your bike with sketches along the route. I love it.
Terrific journal and a fun day on your bike with sketches along the route. I love it.