Month: January 2018

Quick! Downy or Hairy?

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Christine

If you’re lucky enough to live in an area where you have both downy and hairy woodpeckers, you may be hiking in the woods and see one of them. They look identical except for the fact that one is small and one is large.… Continue Reading “Quick! Downy or Hairy?”

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Snow on Sage Watercolor

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Christine

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Snow is softly falling and I have the privilege to watch without interruption, to watch without keeping track of time, to watch without any obligations for the remainder of the day. For once in a long time I can be instead of do. I… Continue Reading “Snow on Sage Watercolor”

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Incomplete Pine Watercolor

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Christine

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There is something sad about this incomplete pine. Or maybe it’s not sad at all, but I’m looking through sad eyes. I’m still processing the loss of a friend and I’m not going to lie, it does not get better with time. Especially when… Continue Reading “Incomplete Pine Watercolor”

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