Archive for July, 2007

This painting of a red-winged blackbird is presently up for auction on ebay. The image is also featured on a T shirt in my giftshop.

If you have ever grown zucchini you know that if you take your eye off of it a gargantuan speciman will appear overnight.

A friend’s mother used to call them “chicken squash” when they achieved that state, and feed them to the chickens.

An old rooster that I painted used to help the hens devour these delicasies!

The koi is a variety of carp, which is very common in the warm waters of the central California valley. Most of the carp around here are well camouflaged with a brownish green coloration. However, occasionally, I have spotted individuals entirely of a golden color or with bright orange spots!

Clicking on the title will take you to my ebay auction for a limited edition print of this image, and clicking on this image will take you to my gift shop displaying a white T shirt with the Golden Koi.

The Yellow Bill is definately one of my favorites, and certainly seems plentiful around here; however, according to this article the research shows a really alarming decrease in the population. The fact that the central valley here in California is their only habitat makes it even more disturbing.