Long week
Or at least it seems that way. Too tired for painting right now, don't want to mess anything up. I'm satisfied with the composition and background, but have the difficult foreground to put in next, and the effect of windblown snow to achieve, I hope.
Long weekend, yay. Much needed.
This weekend is the Great Backyard Bird Count, a once a year event. You don't have to be an expert, or go crawling through swamps at dawn to participate. You can do it just by looking out your window if you can see birds that way, or by walking in the park, or any area where free flying birds are visible. They will accept reports covering time periods as short as 15 minutes or so. What the project needs is species distribution counts. In other words, what is the largest number you can see of each individual species at the same time, and what was the time, and the location. If you have any interest in birds, the outdoors, or conservation, this is a fun and easy project to help with. It's sponsored by the National Audubon Society and Cornell University, and they've been running it for many years in order to track changes in bird populations and distribution. Counts are accepted for each day starting today (Feb. 12) and the next three days, ending with Monday, Feb. 15.
Long weekend, yay. Much needed.
This weekend is the Great Backyard Bird Count, a once a year event. You don't have to be an expert, or go crawling through swamps at dawn to participate. You can do it just by looking out your window if you can see birds that way, or by walking in the park, or any area where free flying birds are visible. They will accept reports covering time periods as short as 15 minutes or so. What the project needs is species distribution counts. In other words, what is the largest number you can see of each individual species at the same time, and what was the time, and the location. If you have any interest in birds, the outdoors, or conservation, this is a fun and easy project to help with. It's sponsored by the National Audubon Society and Cornell University, and they've been running it for many years in order to track changes in bird populations and distribution. Counts are accepted for each day starting today (Feb. 12) and the next three days, ending with Monday, Feb. 15.