Last year, at the beginning of Memorial Day Weekend, a flock of Cedar Waxwings appeared on a young alder tree that is growing in the cattail pond I can see from my porch. This year a Black-headed Grosbeak appeared at the suet feeder attached to the wooden beam at the left side of my porch. These are birds that I see only rarely.
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My online social energy is still very limited. I've been posting on Tumblr, which requires no social energy:
https://www.tumblr.com/37thdream
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My creative energy is up and am working on a series of 53 tiny mandalas which begin with an essential Chinese Character at the center. Most are finished within a short period of time. I'm using colored pencils and Poétique brush pens on small squares of printmaking paper which were given to me to encourage my creativity. Here is #6:
As always, sending love to blog friends near and far.