The Little Nuthatch

This bird in flight makes me laugh... All the birds looked cold like this. All tucked in. How cute are armadillos? They are so small and remind me of bunnies, but with armor. Those pelicans where at the Manatee Observation Deck, but unfortunately no manatees.

Here are some photos I took in my parents woods on Christmas. I was very excited about finding that cute little beetle. They are such pretty insects. In Japan they are very popular, actually "collectible", which I think is a bit sad but their fascination fascinates me! And searching for beetles in the mountains of Japan does sound like fun. I really want to see the documentary 'Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo':

One of the Christmas gifts I gave this year were shirts that I had decorated. I made freezer paper stencils from my designs. My designs are pretty complex as stencils go, but they do not take long to cut out using a small swivel knife. You just have to keep the iron ready to get the designs on the t-shirt, or you risk losing those little cut outs! But I think the freezer paper stencil technique makes such a good result, much like a screenprint. (Here is a tutorial at Cut Out and Keep.) Here is a dandy little bird:...

I was inspired by the blog post "12 months in 12 photos" at My Paper Crane, so I went back through my photos from the year- but my photo collection is not so much what I've done this year as what I've observed in nature. In any case, here is my peek back at 2010, in the woods and beaches. January February March April May June July August September October November December Wow, looking at those photos from last January... looks like we might be in for something a bit different this year. Last year was so lush, lots of...

I did this yarn wrapped branch project from leethal.net. Put the finished branch in a pot with my other potted plants. I like it...