Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Hummingbirds watch 2011



I am looking forward to the Hummingbirds coming back to Oklahoma! They are at least a month away from arriving. Last year we did not have as many as in years past. The two photos above are of a Ruby-throated hummingbirds. He has his tongue out...Oh March, come on...I am also excited about the Baltimore Orioles. They arrive even before the hummers. Yippy! I will of course keep you posted.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Presidents Day 2011

It is February....heck...you could even say that it is drawing to a close. This year is marching by. I have taken the time to look over the long list of goals and other 'to do' items that I created at the years end/new year. I must say...holy smokes I have got to get busy! The classes for Stampaway, that my mother and I submitted, were accepted! YES! We love Stampaway! We will be posting photos of the class projects soon.
Happy President's day!
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Sunday, February 6, 2011

Everyones gets thirsty....



This poor little squirrel, after eating (a lot of) suet and the bird seed got awful thirsty. So being clever and problems solver, ate some snow. He is really cute. There have not been tons of squirrels....now Red-Winged Blackbirds and Starlings.... they are here in numbers....and I mean big o' numbers. I've also seen Cowbirds....both males and females. (ugh!)

Winter wonderland!








We, here in Oklahoma, finally received some seasonally appropriate weather. Two weeks ago I was wearing my sandals. So needless to say this past week I was wearing my thick socks and leather short boots. The bird were out in record numbers. Above there is a Cardinal, Downy Woodpecker, Carolina Wren, and the last picture is of two Starlings. I love the colors of the Starlings. The birds have been eating, eating, eating! The snow has began to melt. We should have one more day of warmer weather (45 degrees). On Tuesday and Wednesday the weathermen are talking more snow. (I kinda hope we get more snow this week!)


Thursday, January 20, 2011

What new...


Oh, the excitement is in the air! We, here at DP Artworks, are busy creating new images for the new year. We will be having new categories, attitudes and mounting options. Hmmmm...are you intrigued? Both Tressa and myself have submitted classes for Stampaway 2011. I can't wait to hear if we will be teaching this year. We will have a booth...Yippy! As we find out more we will keep you all informed......

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Happy reNew Year!


Oh, a new year and new goals....New classes, new images, new friends or is it renew? That actually sounds good to me. Well then, Happy Renew Year!

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Blue Jays and peanuts

Blue Jays are always being called mean or aggressive, some folks don't like them....but if you really think about it, they are a pretty cool bird. Here's how I see them. In a ground feeder I put out peanuts in the shell for them. What a Jay will do is fly down, pick up a peanut, shake it, put it down an pick up another. They are searching for the heaviest peanut and then takes off with it. Jays will cache their food. They are highly intelligent and are problem solvers. So as you see there is more to this bird then meets the eye.....