Midweek Post

Hi Everybody!

Hope your week has been going well. I've been trying to take things easy as I have repeated attacks of Atrial fibrillation which makes me nervous.  I'm hoping it will settle down soon! I've still been going for my walks, just more slowly and less far than usual, but thats okay. Our weather has been good  with pleasant temoeratures, not too warm and not too cold, so just as I like it!

Today I have a new tag for Pinkie's challenge at Tag Tuesday, her theme is to use stencils. The challenge runs for 2 weeks, and tags of all formats are welcome. Hope to ssee YOU there! The face was drawn, the diamond background was stenciled. I made one like this years back but gave it away, I will keep this one:

And here I just had fun reversing the colour:

Some photos from my walks through the woods, meadows and park:

I love this copper beech:

And some funnies/thinkies:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks for the for coming by.

T sTands for Tuesday on Monday once again

Hi Everybody!

Today I have another piece for Matilde's 'birds' challenge at AJJ. This was a very quick and spontaneous make - I discovered an A4 piece of paper which had been painted with various blues at some time in the distant past, and I grabbed it and had fun making a bird on it. This is not just any bird, as David will know. It is one of the rare species from Balconia-by-the-Rhine. It is the  greater spotted yellow egghead. This bird has a very long beak, which he uses to drink coffee. Actually, it prefers cappuccino or a latte, and is delighted when he can stick his beak into the milk foam. This is the male of the species, the female is less gaudy and stays home to mind the nest:

And now you will have guessed that I am also linking to Elizabeth's T sTands for Tuesday link party, which begins this evening, so here a warm welcome to all of the nice ladies of the T Gang who visit here.

And as today is also Elizabeth's 2nd on the 2nd I have some pictures posted in the past relating to coffee and birds:

That's all for today. Have a good one, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

New challenge at AJJ - birds

Hi Everybody!
Here's wishing us all a happy and healthy month of  May. Today we are starting a new challenge at Art Journal Journey, and this time the lovely Matilde is our guest host and has chosen 🐦birds🐦 as her theme.  The challenge runs for the whole month. Cards and tags are not allowed - please see the rules on our blog! I made a mixed media A3 piece using 'my' head, filled with birds, sunflowers, a face and some stenciled cogs and gears. The blue and yellow colours remind  us of Ukraine and what is happening there. We are looking forward to seeing your artwork!

Some of my bird photos:

Have a great dxay, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!