Dorine's cake

Well, haven't posted in a while. Life got very busy. Al was working on his show at deMare. We also were getting a rental ready for a new tenant. Dr. Who and Torchwood have been calling me. But, I did manage to make a cake.


this baby took three dozen of our girl's finest. YEs! the chickens are laying!

18 weeks: chick meets dog!

Well, its eighteen weeks since the girls (and at least one boy) hatched out. Time for bird to meet dog!

We unveiled the front of the chicken run so everyone could see and be seen. Pretty anticlimactic if ya ask me.

The birds were very interested in the view, and the additional feeding possibilities.

Elmo sniffed and was sniffed in turn.

Emma wanted the birds to run around, but no one paid her any mind.

The silkie in front with the fancy neck feathers has begun to crow! So, we have at least one roo. Not sure what we'll do with him. He's very pretty and the silkies are so fun, but we are kinda on the down low and can't afford any neighborhood complaints. Fortunately its summer and we have a little time.

Here's a picture of the July garden. We've been eating the harvest since I got back mid June. We thinned the beets and had a great beet green stir fry. The potatoes are growing lavishly. The beans are being a little pokey. The peas were lovely and sweet, but not enough of them.
Anyway, learning what grows...

House finches visiting the feeder - our most common visitor.

Mystery Map

This is a rather poor photo of my Pal's most recent work. It is titled "Mystery Map" and is about 3' x 4' total on four 3' x 1' panels. The painting medium is Encaustic, which is a bee's wax and resin emulsion with pigments suspended in it. He also uses strange things like: coffee grounds, chili powder, marble dust, mica dust, aluminum, carbon and other things.

I'm posting this as a preview of his upcoming show at DeMar Gallery here in Las Vegas, New Mexico. His show opens on September 13th. Be there or be square!

Check out his blog "Al made this." The link is listed to the left of this post.