When I started drawing again, I sketched a variety of topics before I found a peculiar joy in drawing birds. Back in June I came across an old photo of a cat I owned many years ago. He loved sitting watching the birds and squirrels and one day I was...
Topics: bird drawings, bird sketches, drawing perspective, drawings, pencil drawing, pencil sketches, sketching birds, Uncategorized

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I have a terrible time with perspective. It often takes a couple of tries to get a particular aspect correct. A good example is the sketch of my little House Finch. The first one was coming along fine, until I hit his beak. Take a look: From...
Topics: bird drawings, bird sketches, birds, drawing birds, Going to the birds, pencil drawing, pencil sketches, Pictures, sketching, sketching birds

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I am so excited about this news! I LOVE puffins. Since grade 3, when I made my first plasticine puffin I’ve been in love with them. You can keep your penguins, puffins are seriously cool birds – they swim AND fly so take that penguins. Plus...
Topics: Barbara Bakery, Day in the Life, Food, Going to the birds, puffins, puffins cereal

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I had to laugh at a call to an ASDA (UK grocery store chain) call centre by an annoyed customer.  The customer called in to complain about his pizza having nothing on it - until he realizes, midway through the call, that he opened the box upside down....
Topics: Food, Rants, Silly Moments

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I’ve been watching the governmental farce known as the British Labour Party in the UK. They seem to be intent upon writing the definitive manual on how not to govern and it has been highly entertaining. Their disgraceful handling of the Gurkhas,...
Topics: British Labour Party, government stupidity, Gurkhas, Joanna Lumley, Law and order, New Labour, Obnoxious People, phil woolas, Politics, Rants, UK gurkhas, UK immigration, UK labour party, Utter Stupidity, wishy washy politicians, Woolas

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