Posted: April 2nd, 2011 | Filed under: Avian Obsession | Tags: bald eagles hatching | 1 Comment »
Here’s a quick peek at some bald eagle chicks being born. They are expecting another one to hatch today, so you can check back here for updates…
The video can be a little slow, but it’s worth it if you’re into that kinda thing. Skip to minute 8 to see the little fluffball.
Treehouse update for you tomorrow…..
Posted: November 14th, 2010 | Filed under: Avian Obsession, Shoppin' and Junkin' | Tags: 70's brass floor lamp, brass seagull sculpture, mounted jackalope | 7 Comments »
Busy weekend. After I washed the layers of mannequin make-up off my face, I got in some quality junkin’ time with my bud who was only in town for 24 hours. BTW, I scared more kids with the 80′s make-up than I did the medusa wig…go figure!
We saw some really good stuff Saturday. I didn’t have my camera, which is always a regret on these occasions. There was a fireplace set that we are still talking about. Gorgeous 70′s brass and glass ultra modern delish. Who didn’t snap it, even with our phones? Dumb-asses like us.
Knowing that I’m the crazy bird lady, (and she’s still my friend!) she spotted this for me…
I am forever grateful. It makes me sooo happy. $20. All it needed was a Noxon bath. Now he’s shiiiiiny. We’ve been calling him Jonathan Livingston Seagull for giggles…he might just be Jonny by the end of the day.
We got a fuzzy phone pic of this groovy sofa..$200. Great condition. Neither of us need it, but what a deal.
When I saw the lamp, I gasped loudly and cried out for my friend’s confirmation that I NEED it. $75? It would be rude not to buy it. I just sold a chair for $80, so it’s an even swap…right? RIGHT. They called it the “Alien Lamp” and I was smitten. I had wanted an Arco lamp for the living room, but I always knew that something else (affordable) was out there. Found!
I like hanging out under the alien…it’s like a creepy but comforting light hug. I’ll post pics from more angles when I update the tour. The base isn’t all that attractive, so you’re not missing much there.
We rounded out the under $100 day with a Jackalope sighting. Good times.
Posted: November 8th, 2010 | Filed under: Avian Obsession, Booth 50, Shoppin' and Junkin' | Tags: crystal owl, metallic dappled glass leaf platter | 4 Comments »
Now before you go calling the cops on me….let me ‘splain. My bud and I were out junkin’ and I brought her downtown to shop the mall where my booth is. As we stood in booth 50, I told her how hard it was for me to put a certain owl in there. I had wanted to keep it, of course, but I was resisting my inevitable morph into a crazy bird lady.
She told me I was nuts to sell it, and I, being of weak constitution, took that as all the encouragement I needed to steal it from MYSELF. Within seconds, that baby was in my purse faster than you can say Winona Ryder.
You can see why I resorted to petty theft…no? I had paid a hefty $10 for it at an estate sale.
To make you feel a little better, I also got this (another hard to photograph glass piece)..for $3.50.
It’s got a pale purplish hue on the edges with gold and silver speckles…and I SWEAR I paid for it.
Things have otherwise been very un-blogworthy around here, lots of cabinet and closet organization…cuz I know you’re dying to see me clean out under the kitchen sink. I’m planning on getting back to the tour soon now that I can actually find some things around here.
Posted: July 27th, 2010 | Filed under: Art, Avian Obsession, Shoppin' and Junkin' | Tags: claire brewster | 3 Comments »
Cool sale alert. Remember how much I loved Claire Brewster’s bird/map pieces? She’s having a studio sale until August 2 and the Pound/Dollar exchange makes the average price of £200 about $308.
Image via Claire Brewster
Posted: June 1st, 2010 | Filed under: Avian Obsession | Tags: barred owl nashville | 6 Comments »
This may be dullsville to some of you….but we are pretty pumped up that we have young owls again this summer. I’ve heard their immature screech for days, but had yet to see one this spring. Lo and behold, while hanging out on the back deck with our visiting friends, they got to understand exactly why we love it here.
Did you hear that? No sighting though until the next morning…..
Beautiful…no? Yesterday, it was too dark to get good shots of it, but we did a little dance with it…he rocks his head from side to side…we could swear he was mimicking us. I love them so….majestic, yet cute and fluffy in their juvenile phase.
Posted: May 17th, 2010 | Filed under: Avian Obsession | Tags: summer tanager | 2 Comments »
Now that this is our second Spring in the house, we are anticipating certain harbingers of the season, such as fawns and owls. However, one event we were HOPING was an isolated incident last year, is apparently an annual ritual. I’m referring to the antics of one Summer Tanager.
Beautiful Bird…no?
Alas, not a quick learner.
He’s baaaack. This handsome boy has some drive, I tell ya….starting at about 5:30 in the morning, and continuing ALL DAY until dark, he flies from window to window pecking the glass….OVER AND OVER.
Last year, I was quite worried he’d kill himself from a combination of impact and exhaustion. I’d read somewhere that certain tricks like taping pictures of owls in the windows would deter them. So I did that, I sprayed the glass with water, I tried several things…nothing stopped him except the workmen putting up the new siding. Too many people I guess, he was gone. This year, we just grind our teeth and mutter from our sleepy beds…Go away you STUPID bird…..not again…
I tried to save him from himself, but as long as he thinks his own reflection is the competition for that sexy chick in the forest…it will never end. I’ve tried talking to her out in the yard, and I TOLD her, if she’d just do it with him and make a nest then maybe we’d all get some sleep. She hasn’t listened. With no workmen on the horizon, it will be interesting to see how long this lasts….
