I’m out to prove that it’s a big dam country. This morning started out rainy in Duvall. Made the first route call based on which dam I wanted to see. Grand Coulee, very cool, very big, but I’ve Seen It. So …
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TGIF — The Keys to a Broken Lock
A 3‑D piece that I started in a workshop. It sits on the edge of a shelf. I don’t like the photo, but I wanted this out before I had to leave town. I’ll properly catalog this when I get back.
Read MoreFunny Faces
Just for amusement value. This is what life looks like around here in the spring. Click on the photo to embiggen. Really, it’s worth it. I’ll wait… And here he is looking a little less goony.
Read MoreTGIF — Pierced ‘Single Tree’ Ring
The ring I was working on for JM1 at Pratt is finally done. The shiny grey-black on the top of the ring is liver of sulfur patina heavily worked with a brass brush. I got as little of the LoS onto …
Read MoreGarden Report
Happy Mother’s Day weekend. Gardening season now begins in earnest in Pugetopolis. We did our part to add to the mayhem. Beginning with some additions to the kitchen garden. A couple of serrano chiles, four basils and an even dozen …
Read MoreWIP — Pierced Copper Ring
Progress has been made on the ring. A flat piece of copper was hammered and then cut into a circle. That circle was dapped into a dome shape. The the tree bit was soldered onto the domed bit, making a hollow ornament …
Read MoreBarn Swallows are Back
Each summer we have several nests of barn swallows. Late last week I watched the first of the barn swallows fly across the pasture. This morning I had the first evidence that housekeeping has started. One of the oldest/biggest nests …
Read MoreShearing Day Report
Today was shearing day. There were only 6 animals so it went quickly. Here’s what the crew looked like before: Here Jason is shearing the first victim, er Mutton: And here’s what they look like now:
Read MoreApril Fools’ Trial, Gold Bar, WA April 5, 2009
Ride report for the April 5th trials event at Gold Bar. Author took 3rd place Advanced.
Read MoreExperiments — Wire Wrapped Cabochons
I’ve been working with wire the past couple of weeks. One fascination is how to use wire to capture cabochons. I bought a bag of small glass cabs that remind me of candy. By using light weight craft wire I’ve …
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