GEORGE COOPER POEM ~ "COME LITTLE LEAVES," SAID THE WIND ONE DAY

GEORGE COOPER POEM ~ "COME LITTLE LEAVES," SAID THE WIND ONE DAY

LESSER GOLDFINCHES GALORE!!

There are five thistle feeders hanging in this tree and the lesser goldfinches are all over them.  They're such beautiful little birds.  I have a few all year, but in the fall they're all over my trees and feeders.  

I have three bird baths in my back yard and I put fresh water in them every afternoon.  The birds seem to know when I do that because all of a sudden there are lots of birds coming to the bird baths, drinking and bathing.

I love birds!

12/22/12

MY BEAUTIFUL LARKSPUR ~ MY GARDEN

MY BEAUTIFUL LARKSPUR ~ MY GARDEN

 Last fall I planted lots of larkspur seeds.

These are in my front yard.  Lots more in my backyard.

The colors are so beautiful and vibrant.

Original Post 4/24/19

I AM A HOUSE SLAVE BORN AKIWA ~ OYA, AUTHOR

I AM A HOUSE SLAVE BORN AKIWA ~ OYA, AUTHOR

I am a house slave born Akiwa

renamed Sara

I have birthed two of my slave owners children

My fairer skin

and features

Made me appealing to him

And I had no choice but to give myself

for my own safety

My children has even fairer skin

They look more like him

Then me

So they don't know I'm Their mother

or their beautiful history

His wife could not bare children

so mine became hers

And it breaks my heart

watching them grow

Knowing the things they could never know

But I watch them as they learn to read

and do as the owner does

And I kept silent out of a mother's love

Knowing nothing good could come from the truth

They treat me as a slave

sometimes even with unkind words

Even though from me they came

But for their sake I speak no words

So that their freedom will always remain

without knowing a slaves pain

OYA, AUTHOR

MY GARDEN SHED

When I was designing my studio I knew I needed a place to

move all of my garden things that were in one big cabinet on my patio.

 Gus is the guy I always call when I need help with a project.

 I just wanted a little boxie shed over to the side of my yard.

I told him what I wanted and this is what he built!!!  

Not a little boxie shed, for sure!

When I was planning my garden shed I wanted to find a stained glass piece to go in the front.  

Gus was going to build the front straight across and I said "NO!" 

I want a peak, a place for my stained glass window.

I found this little window at an architectural salvage outlet.

I hand painted vines on the shed and hand painted a big blue plumbago.  

I painted the vines where I knew they would be mixed with 

the natural vines of my potato vine and queen's crown.

Loving birds, I had a big collection of birdhouses and hung lots of them on and around the garden shed.  I've seen the wrens going to them at night.  It is a safe place for them to be.

I built large shelves out of pine boards and they're such a good place for storage.  

All of my bird seed is in here, too.  Everything stays dry.

There is lots of storage in the rafters, too.

I LOVE my garden shed!!

(Original post October 21, 2012)

BABY MAMAS

BABY MAMAS

SUSAN BRANCH~CANDY CANE RIMMED MUGS

SUSAN BRANCH~CANDY CANE RIMMED MUGS

SUSAN BRANCH‏ 
"Making us Keoke Coffees, with candy cane rimmed mugs... 

decaf, Brandy, kahlua, creme de cacao, whipped cream!!"
She said she used syrup on the rims for the candy cane chips to stick.

susanbranch.com

Original Post 12/10/17