Sunday, September 2, 2018

Half a post....

Do you see him?  Way at the top of the tree?  It is a blue heron.  I see him almost every day going to and from work.  I have been trying to get a photo of him all year for my bird list and he seems to know when I have my camera.  I was running at noon and saw him.  The chase was on.  A group of my students went by and they thought I had lost it and was wandering aimlessly in the woods, with my phone out, looking at the sky.  It isn't the best picture, but by golly it is a picture.

 It was a busy weekend.  The painters came to caulk and stain the cabin.  While things were getting spiffed up, I decided to get some linseed oil and oil the wicker sled.  You can certainly tell the poor sled was seriously dry.  The linseed oil sure did the trick.



 I didn't stop at the sleigh.  The front door was next. 

Hopefully, you can see the difference.  I never liked the original color.  It was supposed to be maroon, but looked purple.  Can you see the difference?  I had every intention of showing a before and after photo as well as some photos of the freshly stained porch.  Unfortunatly, I have lost my camera and only half the pictures I took with my phone downloaded.  Maybe next week I can post a full post complete with before and after photos.



I got the camera to work. Here are a few more photos.


I hope you are having better luck with your memory and technology.  Maybe tomorrow I can add a finished photo.  Did you have an weekend projects?

6 comments:

  1. I can see the difference. As for weekend projects - every day is a weekend for us!
    We have grey herons but not blue ones. In fact they have been known to descend on our garden and try to steal fish from our pond.

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  2. The blue heron picked the perfect spot for a portrait! :) I think the Linseed oil really did make a huge difference!

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  3. Hate it whyen i push the wrong button and poof they are gone. hope all looks nice

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  4. That's a cool pic of the heron! We've had two and sometimes three near our house. Kinda cool to see them so close and every day. The linseed oil sure does a good job. And the painted door looks good too.

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  5. I'm with Sue above - no difference between week and weekend days. Holidays feel almost that way too now except that more of a chance to see loved ones.

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  6. It looks so nice and clean. I think it looks so nice. Great job on getting that picture. I am always walking around like that. Right now I am on the path of a raccoon.
    We are getting things ready for fall too.
    I hope you get your camera stuff all worked out. Have a nice week.

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