Merry Christmas

 Robin and me wishing you a happy merry Christmas

Painting woodpecker and sparrows

 

Have been painting last week.  (oil on linen canvas 45x38cm.)

I love doing oil painting and I love birds...so its not difficult to find a subject for my paintings.

Not sure yet if it is finished, but I don't know what to do more and let it sit for a while. 

Its very difficult to make a photo of the painting without a shiny glare, 
I still don't know how to do that. 

Bumble

 I noticed a bumble sitting on the bench outside. He sat there a long time and it looked to me that he was eating from the wood.

However I don't know if they do such a thing like that. I know of wasps seeing doing that too.

Anyhow he gave me some time to make some pics from all sides, without flying away. 

Helleboris

 As the year is running to an end, 

I cannot wait till the days are getting longer and heading up for spring.
I don't like the short days. 
I got recently this beautiful Helleboris. 
Its acting as if spring already is on its way. with lots of promising buds in the making.

Its so amazing all these white budding buds. 
Its name is 'Winter Angels' which is so lovely as well.

Cashing nuts

 Squirrel busy cashing nuts.

I don't see the squirrels very often, because I forget sometimes to give them nuts.
But today I did.
And he was happy to find them.  And me happy to be able to grab my camera just in time.