a. t. whim

I spend way too much time staring at my chickens.  I never knew they were so entertaining! But every single cat in my neighborhood has decided that my yard is the best.  I used to love kitties, but now they are the bane of my existence.  There’s just too many!  And they’re everywhere, marking anything and everything I leave outside.  It’s so frustrating.  I’m not sure what to do about my kitty problem.  I just chase them away when I can, and spread pepper and coffee grounds all over my yard.  My little chicks don’t know any better and just walk right up to them.  They’re cute, but not too bright.

Not too long ago I painted this and named it Maude, after “Harold & Maude”.  I can just imagine her leading the group in a cemetery with her bright yellow umbrella.  I’ve been working on a piece for Harold, but he has turned out to be harder to capture.  Maude was so simple, bright and cheery.  Harold is sadder, and more introverted… But hopefully I’ll get him done soon.

I’ve been working on my chicken coop on the non-rainy days.  For having absolutely no carpentry experience, it’s definitely a trail & error process.  It’s slowly getting there.  I wish not so slowly, because the chicks are growing fast, but they’ll at least have a roof over their heads soon.

Etsy seems to be having some speed and image issues, so I’ll wait till later this afternoon to put “my favorite chickadee” and a few other prints in my shop.  Until then…

Happy Monday!