Sunday in the Art Room ...

 

Sunday in the Art Room 

I like to make cartoons for cards and whatever.  This is me and my friend, Kathy.  We are, what you would call,tree huggers.  We have been going to the Morton Arboretum on a regular basis for years ... but now my friend is sick and when I text her she doesn't answer.  I worry about her and I don't want to go to the Arboretum without her.   I have thought about just going over to her house, but since I don't really know what she is sick with or if she is in any condition to deal with a visitor, I have just been waiting for her to contact me.  It makes me sad ... I miss her.  So I made her a card (bottom) and I hope it will cheer her up.  I also hope she will let me know when I can come see her.  Just sitting and waiting😢

Andrea @ From the Sol 

 

Just trying to see if this will work 

                        https://youtube.com/shorts/OYQk8B2H4As?si=zoDqwHD3eMPU8Vqo

Post this link into your computer and you will get a good laugh ... 😁

Friday FaceOff ...

Friday FaceOff

This is a painting of our rescue cat Buffy (the Dragon(mouse) Slayer)  She really is a happy, loving cat, but tends to have a frown on her face most of the time (Go figure!)  Anyway, she is another Orange Tabby.  We have two female Orange Tabby's which my Vet tells me is very unusual, because the females of that color are rather rare.  We have also had a male (Chachi) which some of you might remember.  I am guessing he and his brother (Fonzi) will show up on FFO sooner or later. 

So, we are having a Spring like week ... Temperature in the 60's and bright sunshine.  I am loving it, but I am guessing we will get hit hard with something less desirable in short order.  Hope all is well with you ...

Andrea @ From the Sol

Sunday in the Art Room ...

Sunday in the Art Room

So much for Bird Feeders in the Winter :(

Andrea @ From the Sol

Friday FaceOff ...

 
Friday FaceOff

This is Pip ... he was a favorite at the Raptor Rehab Facility because he was raised from an egg by the volunteers (sadly before I started volunteering there).  He was a first from a long term plan to increase the Barn owl population in the area as they had dropped to a possible extinction level over the previous years.  He was so successful that we(including me this time) began raising  Barn Owls from eggs. 

We fed them by hand initially.  We had to wear Barn Owl Costumes so they didn't imprint on humans.

Then they were given to Mom & Dad Barn Owl where they learned to be real Barn Owls.  

When they were ready to fledge, they were moved into a flight cage where they developed their skills in flight and also we would release live mice so they could learn to hunt.  When they became proficient, we would release them to the wild. Some were released with telemetry  attached to them so we could follow where they were ... interestingly, most of them ended up going south to the Texas, Louisianna area.  Oh well ... there were still more Barn Owls out there :)

Hope all is well with all of you ... stay warm, we are inching toward Spring 😁

Andrea @ From the Sol

Friday Faceoff Challenge

FFO Challenge

This is my friend's daughter ... She is  sweet and full of energy.  She creates her own crafts and sells them at a store.  She often comes to visit my daughter, who adores her.  Below she is showing her crafts with her sister.

Grandaughter 

Free hand ... then paint

   Trace outline ... then paint

This is my beautiful Granddaughter.  I have been trying for years to capture her likeness and I can't quite get it ... apparently I don't have an eye for detail.  So I decided to trace an outline then finish the sketch and paint it.  I think I finally captured her beauty ... even if I had to cheat :(

She is 16, but a senior in High School.  She is taking flying lessons and her goal is to be a Commerical Airline Pilot.  She is smart and beautiful (more beutiful than I can capture in my art).  Much of her beauty comes from who she is ... a delightful, funny, caring , kind, smart young lady :)

Andrea @ From The Sol

P. S. Don't forget to check out my Friday FaceOff post just below this one.  I know when there are two in a row, it would be easy to miss :)