Jonah's Little Lamb

My eight year old son Jonah wanted to draw with me one day last month.

He chose this picture of a lamb to draw. I asked him if Mommy could show him a little

trick that would help him to make sure his picture was proportionate. I drew the square

for him and made some marks. He erased a few times and asked a couple of questions,

but other than that, he worked quite quickly and did a very good job. I drew beside him

 but had no hand in his little picture.

 

 

"Bearly Hanging On"

 

 

I photographed this black bear in my father's backyard

a couple of years ago. Three grown dogs, three adult people

and my camera kept the trespasser high among the branches

until I was satisfied that I had taken all the photos I wanted.

As you can see his head is resting on one of his back paws.

He looks comfy and awkward at the same time! He seemed

 tired of our company so we called the dogs back and let

him vacate the premises unscathed. I have had this photo

 touched up at Cranbrook Photo and printed onto canvas.

                                  

 

"Climb Every Mountain...."

Does anyone remember that song?

This is a large fungus that I painted on and presented to my father

as a gift. The mountain is significant to my father because he had

climbed it as a young boy with his father and brother.

Mount Dorman can be seen at about the halfway point in the road as it 

parallels White Swan Lake in the White Swan Provincial Park. The

 mountain appears over the far left corner of the lake as you ascend the road.