Blackbird sunbathing

This blackbird is having a sunbath today, enjoying the lovely sunny day.
So did I.

Baby coots

Another coot with baby's on the nest.

Coot and young

Sitting at the edge of the water, there came along a coot with het young.

She was feeding her little ones, and I was allowed to watch them.

The young are so cute and beautiful with all these colors...

drinking water

If you would believe Fluffy,
there is no water to be found anywhere in the house,
except in the vase with roses…
Even his paws disappear in the vase.

Rainy roses

The rose is soaking in the rain…
making a lovely pillow on the gardenseat.

Poppy boat

Some lost and founds, floating like fiery boats in the water.

Poppy's in rain

Even when its raining, Poppy's are always beautiful!

State stamps of USA

Today I received a delightful letter from Barbara Rudolph in my mailbox.
We connected because we both have a passion for birds.
I received from her a beautiful set of American State birds stamps.
Amazing birds, each one representing one of the States of the USA.
Thank you so much Barbara!

Have a look at her website and blog.
Barbara makes beautiful bird paintings in oil paint.
(see photos below and who she is.).
I am an artist that enjoys telling a story with my paintings. They are unique, thought provoking and often have a sense of humor to them. My most recent work has focused primarily on intimate portraits of birds, often in a peculiar and fun situation. I have devoted a lot of time to photographing birds which I later incorporate into my still-life arrangements of books and other objects with the birds. I enjoy the challenges of painting in a realistic style. I try to capture a moment in time with my sky paintings with a single bird or birds in flight. I am an Arizona artist that has been interested in drawing and painting since an early age. I have created many works for clients in a variety of styles, from floral to classical figurative paintings. My medium of choice is oil paint. Art is such an important part of my life. I love to spend time in the studio creating paintings that will bring joy into people's lives.

http://www.barbararudolphfineart.com/
http://www.artistbarbararudolph.blogspot.nl
On her blog you can see she started with beautiful oilsketches of 70 different birds.

and a video of her work.

Barbara Rudoph   Tell a story

Barbara Rudoph   Goldfinch sonata

Exposition

Flying

If you could tell this caterpillar, that there will come a day that he will fly high in the sky?

What do you think the caterpillars would answer?
He might answer that he absolutely cannot imagine what that will be, flying
and how this will look like…
Or would he answer…Oh yes of course I will!

Building a home

A Turtle dove started building a home for his young.

Fluffy

When not sleeping, everything is under control.

Bibi & Fluffy

It always begins like this:
Bibi sits outside in de window,
But then, Fluffy sees Bibi sitting and tries to tease him,
Bibi and Fluffy staring at each other…

When Fluffy comes too close near him on the other side of the window.
Bibi gets so furious & upset…!

It makes me laughing out loud.
Both are looking at me, with a  'What was that'?…kind of disturbed looks.(last photo)

Birth stamp

For the third baby of my niece that is born last Saterday,
I designed the stamp for the birth announcement card and the card.
Inside the card, the baby's name is written in the cloud.

Again its a beautiful lovely delightful baby!

Sparrows menu

Some of the many sparrows in M's garden.
The sparrows have also young.
A quick look at yesterdays menu.

Coal-tits menu

The coal-tits have young.
The parents are flying off and on to feed the little ones.
I love to see what is on the menu.
Here an impression of the meals being served.