Showing posts with label Memorial Day Weekend 2023. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Memorial Day Weekend 2023. Show all posts

Monday, May 29, 2023

Memorial Day Weekend Bird Visitation 2023


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.