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The picnic area is just a short walk away. However, Jells Park is around a half hour bicycle ride...
Mt Stanford (13,973 ft), Sierra Nevada, CA, USA, 981 ft prominence - Jul 1, 2012 w/ Neal Robbins & Laurent Hoffman
Flinn Peak (2,258 ft), Peninsular Ranges, CA, USA, 978+ ft prominence - May 8, 2016 w/ Dan Dolan (pictured) & Maddie Dolan (photographer)
USA & China push to bring #ParisAgreement into force much earlier than even most optimistic predictions t.co/CHcP4V2I8D #EarthDay (via Twitter twitter.com/TheEarthLeague/status/722408436969967616)
This was one of several large jigsaws I optimistically took to the BCD House Party in February 2020. I bought it in August 2019 fora reasonable sum, probably because it wasn't labelled as Parker Pastime, had no original box, no piece count or dimensions, and had replacements and a chewed piece. The division of the blank into rectangles is uncommon for Parker Pastime (but not without precedent) and the number and shape of the figurals indicated to me that it was American and likely Parker. I had a bit of discussion about it with an American BCD member who came to the event, in our private facebook group, so I was keen to complete this jigsaw first.
We started on our 1500pc board and I really hoped it would be big enough. The figurals are really quite large - this surprised me, but the largest Parker I'd done previously was only about 400pc. This was taken on Saturday at 13-33. We have made significant progress on the sky, the mill and several large chunks including the wagon. The replacements have proved to be rather crude and I would eventually like to get better ones made. One replacement 'corner' ended up on the floor, which I picked up and put on the next table because it didn't look like our jigsaw at all. We reclaimed and placed it later!
At this stage we knew we'd get it done, but that there was little chance of doing another medium-large jigsaw - not with the large Wentworth tessellation also in play.
Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA. Seeing a House Wren pick up a twig that was about twelve to fifteen inches long was one my most amazing wildlife experiences. The wren was able to fly with it for about 10 to 12 feet to the lowest wire on a fence. When he/she tried to get it to a the nest box (see accompanying photo) it was dropped and the wren seemed to give up.
Original collaged notecard, all proceeds to Feed the Beast, a non-profit animal rescue group my sister and I started.
A less optimistic attempt this time, 3 shots (from memory) to make up this one. Taken on a 5 odd hour hike we did, taking us over a snowy saddle range. By the end of this day I was getting very worried about memory card space (7GB). I can't describe how stunning the scenery was/is, and no matter where you go, you're just continuously impressed. We've decided to stay here for few extra days, but I could spend months here... if only somebody would pay me
Still optimistic-it was lookin' good-until that last play
The real squirrels like his squirrel light
I just see a natural happiness in this pic. hope you'll see it too, 'cause today I'm VERY optimistic (;
my cousin in the picture.
ps. this black outline (on the model's arms) is not because of pasting, nothing was touched in this case.
This is the second of two new illustrations that Anne created of Bean. They will both be available as note cards soon in our shop!
Colour version. This was a statue of orphans standing outside of an orphanage in Ukraine. It's kind of Soviet-esque the way they are looking toward the future but are rusting and decayed.