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The Oregon adventure continues… part 3… slo-mo fountain; a short video…

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The Oregon adventure continues… part 2… Mostly moss…

I have been using the Seek app on my phone, the one that identifies plants and animals, and there are a lot of kinds of moss.

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The Oregon adventure continues… part1… Mount Hood…

We rented a small place on a little river, just a short drive from Mount Hood. Here is a view of the mountain from a lake we explored. Gratuitous zoom lens! There, that one has my daughter’ boyfriend fishing. You’re … Continue reading

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Okay, fine, we have been in Oregon… as was pointed out by our good… and almost annoyingly-handsome friend, Tim…

Now, please sit back and enjoy the fish, courtesy of the splendid Japanese Gardens in Portland.

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Well, my weird carved and painted vine-covered post thingy is done, except for the varnishing part…

And I even used, aside from ancient model paints I found in my art supplies, some old watercolor paints as well…

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More progress on that weird vine-covered post wood carving project…

It is coming together. I admit it was a hot mess for a while, but I have done some more painting on one side. And then I did some outlining. And when I do this to all four sides, and … Continue reading

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You can be all-art-side-of-the brain and have crack squirrels living in your head, or you can have a life… but you can’t have it both ways…

Because you see a stupid rock… And you remember that rotary engraving/carving tool you got for Christmas… And you think, yeah, I know, I have a million other art projects I am working on… But it would be fun to … Continue reading

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My life according to my phone…

My little cousin came over for a visit. Here I am, reading her the book I wrote and illustrated: I Like Monkeys. Why does my neck look so fat? I love that kid! A sunset. A moon. One of my … Continue reading

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Sweet Tweets part 3: A short video for those of you who, for whatever reason, are not following me on Twitter… oh, and you get to look at birds flying around while you listen, so, uh yeah… WARNING- (these are not all appropriate for children or the easily-offended)…

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My newest wood-carving project is coming along…

Ha! You can barely see it because it is so natural looking! I still have a ways to go. But the colors do help. I still think it is a pretty good way to recycle an old post. I don’t … Continue reading

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