Mallards, the duck of ducks

The Mallards are probably the most recognizable ducks around. On the Christmas bird count we saw over 40 of them....both male and females.

Christmas lights

Christmas lights always excite me to the core. It's not the shopping, gifts, food, stockings, or the tree. It is the anticipation of something, the possibility of something, of what I am not sure.

Cardinals at sunset

Saw this an could not pass up the photo op.

Brown Creeper

Here is a Brown Creeper.

In Oklahoma they come in the fall and stay into the spring.

Northern Flicker

The Northern Flicker is in the woodpecker family. It has a very distinctive call. I always get excited when I see them. They are here in Oklahoma year round by I most often see them in the fall and winter.

One lone Robin

This Robin sat in a tree near me. I couldn't believe that she didn't move. She watched me and I watched her. It made for a nice day of birding.

tired

I am totally tired. Going birding in the am. Will be posting photos tomorrow.

Red-bellied Woodpecker

It is alway awesome seeing the Red-headed Woodpeckers!

Blue blue Christmas? WHAT?

 This little guy is an Eastern Bluebird.

 Here in Oklahoma the Bluebirds are here year round.

 They are always on the lookout for insects.

This time of year they are also eating the berries that are around.

If you are lucky enough to have these in your yard think about feeding them mealworms. They love mealworms.

American White Pelicans

So...We saw a bunch of pelicans at the lake this past weekend. Way stinking cool!

Twins

Did you notice I posted Mt Fuji twice....I must really like it....I do.

Great Blue Heron

 The Great Blue Heron is a common sight here in Oklahoma (and around the US).

 You will often see them hunting for food solo.

So what do they eat?  Their diet include fish, amphibians, reptiles, small mammals, insects, and other birds. I love these birds...oh heck all birds.

Mt. Fuji rubber stamp

 

Here is a DP Artworks rubber stamp that features Mt Fuji.

Mt Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan. At 12,389 ft it can be seen in Tokyo some 62 miles away. It is one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains" along with Mount Haku and Mount Tate. Mt Fuji is an stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707-'08. The volcano is currently classified as active with a low risk of eruption.

Happy all Hallow's eve!

Happy All Hallow's Eve!

Mt. Fuji card

Here is a DP Artworks rubber stamp that features Mt Fuji.

Mt Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan. At 12,389 ft it can be seen in Tokyo some 62 miles away. It is one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains" along with Mount Haku and Mount Tate. Mt Fuji is an stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707-'08. The volcano is currently classified as active with a low risk of eruption.

Shrooms

Thought I might see some fairies....but alas...

I did not.

Birthdays come faster every year

How Birthdays seem to speed by these day.

For that matter the months seem to fly by as well!

Yikes.

Awesome stamped ideas from DP Artworks

Here are two samples using DP Artworks stamps. Mt Fuji is the top one and In the park is the bottom one. Both were colored using Prismacolor markers.

Owl in flight

Amazing!

I found this great photo on facebook. It was on Milky way scientists page.

 

Humming birds in Oklahoma

I have not seen a hummingbird in about 2 week...though we may get some that are passing through on their way south for the winter.

Trees and light

 There is something about a tree and the sun.

 I find myself always shooting the same subjects.

 I do not know if it is the power of the sun or the strength of the tree.

It could just be the peace of the moment.

It's the dress

I want this dress. I want to be small enough to look good in this dress. The things I would do in this dress....garden, bake cookies and breads, can, dry, and freeze veggies/ fruits. I would feed the chickens in this dress. Oh, and by the way...I would be a housewife.

Guess what I have been working on!

I made these for my sister-in-law. We will be celebrating her Birthday tomorrow! Her actual Birthday is on Tuesday. She celebrates it every day in Oct.

 

 

 

This is what I would like to make....I love this! If I do make it... I will post it here.

DP artworks stamp samples

Here are some samples I happened upon. I wish I could tell you who made them.

I see Amy Anderson's name on the back of one. She may have made all three.

They are awesome samples. I do have many samples to post and will be doing so soon.

Update from Stamp Your Art Out!

Here is an e mail that was sent out on Monday:

As many of you know, Stamp Your Art Out! is the promoter of the Stampaway USA Rubber Stamp Convention.

Today I announced that the retail operation of Stamp Your Art will be closing by November 1.

I want to assure everyone that we are retaining the name and will continue promoting the Stampaway Convention and operating the Verses Rubber Stamp Company.

Stampaway 2013 date is August 9 and 10 and will again be at the Sharonville Convention Center in Sharonville (Cincinnati), OH.

It’s been a wonderful 21 years owning a retail store and I enjoyed every minute of it.....well, almost every minute of it.

Connie Williams

Stamp Your Art Out is a great store and if you are in the Cincinnati area you should drop by...and tell them I said HOWDY!

Birds of Oklahoma...and rubber stamps....

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

 

We went birding on Sunday in our usual areas.

We heard a lot of birds but didn't find the "sweet spot".

Usually there is one spot that has a lot of birds or unusual birds.

There is always next Sunday.

I thought this was funny.

We received 2 envelopes today with stamp samples....

We are very excited to share them with you.

So... I should have them posted by tomorrow evening

Ahhhhh Summer!

I guess that's what they call the lazy days of summer.

What can I say.....peaceful!

This is a young Mississippi Kite drying it wings. There was 5 Kites in this tree.

Now that was cool!

This is an okra plant. Yum!

A late summer bloom.

You never know....

You never know what you will find if you just stand back and just be. This little Yellow Warbler was in this tree flitting about. I never heard it, I saw it. It was very small and sweet.

If I could time travel there is sooooo much I would tell this girl!

We are so excited! We have 3 new boards of all new images....and we will be getting 2 more soon! Three short weeks until Stampaway 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio....Holy Moly......not much time now! Yikes!
Our new boards were made by Jones Engraving in Tyler Tx. David is awesome! I will be pressing the new stamps today! I will update you soon.
Oh and there are a few openings in the class that I am teaching....though it will be full within the three weeks. Well more later....

                        The dragonflies and other insects are amazing....and tons of butterflies.....
We went out birding last weekend and within a few minutes I had two ticks on me. Argh....It is going to be a bad year for ticks......mild winters will do that!

Okie dokie,
Here are the cards I will be teaching at Stampaway this year! It seems so far away but yet it is soooooo soon. We are working on new stamps and a new catalog. These 30 hour days are a killer. :)
We have new banners this year for the booth...they look great! I think the theme of our booth will be kind of an English garden meets rubber stamps. We have been working on some new samples that I think will pretty much blow your minds...well...okay....but they are cool! More about Stampaway soon!

It is shaping up to be a big year for birding. Almost every weekend we have been out and about looking at birds. There have been some good finds...and in March we are going birding in WA! Yippy! We are driving and birding all the way! Yes...and good year!

Life and other things

Now that it is February we are starting to get busy on new images and samples. January flew by so quickly...or so it seems. I have been busy birding on the weekends, working, organizing and upcycling, working on orders, and enjoying the little free time I have. Here in Oklahoma we have not really had our winter yet, though it is cold tonight. We had rain on Friday and some folks had hail and thunderstorms. We still need more rain and moisture. This past spring and summer was really bad...we are still in a drought. I am, however, getting excited about garden season. I bought some seeds and onion starters. Yum!