take a hike…craft

a fantastic art project for summer vacation hikers. Step 1. find a thick, tall & somewhat dry stick. find some really cool leaves, (fresh, like pick them off a branch). remove some of the bark (on the stick you find) with a knife. apply masking tape, to make strips, in whatever pattern you’d like. i…

who made this footprint?

this print was found in Pell City, Alabama (an hour east of Birmingham) My brother-in-law, Gene found it, measured it & photographed it. He said its about 5″ long. He told me what he thinks it may be a coyote, but he thought it was too big. There was a cougar/mountain lion spotted in a…

a quill & a rose

While walking around the lake, a few weeks ago, I found the feathered remains of a wild turkey. Nothing left but feathers, must have been a fox that killed it.  I took the feathers home & sprayed them outside with Lysol & let them dry in the sun. I chose my favorite one & cut…