Saturday, 5 March 2016

To fly or not to fly….!

One of my greatest delights on woodland walks is to look for small birds - even when we go to Leighton Moss which is set up with hides mainly for water bird watchers I love to walk through the woods watching for Nuthatches, Tits and Finches, we are sometimes lucky and see other little birds too!
This will probably be a scheduled post and I may be off to the woods this weekend!
My little bird is wondering whether to stay where he is or fly off to the woods on the hill, but it's getting dark and there's a sparrow hawk about so he may stay in the hedgerow for tonight!

This started off as a mop up page but I added some more ink and some stamping.

 This is my latest entry for AJJ, where the topic (chosen by me!!!) is 'If you go down to the Woods'
I hope you will be tempted to join in, there have already been some wonderful entries!

 Thanks for looking, Chris
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22 comments:

  1. Helen5 March 2016 at 12:33:00 GMT

    hope you're having a great time in the woods... another fabulous page Chris!

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  2. My name is Erika.5 March 2016 at 12:58:00 GMT

    This is beautiful. I love anything with birds. :)

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  3. Valerie-Jael5 March 2016 at 14:01:00 GMT

    Gorgeous piece, wish I could go down to the woods just now! Hugs, Valerie

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  4. Artyjen5 March 2016 at 15:45:00 GMT

    Lovely page.
    xoxo Sioux

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  5. froebelsternchen5 March 2016 at 18:07:00 GMT

    That's such a lovely page Chris! Wonderful!
    Hope you enjoy the caravan!
    Happy Sunday!
    So nice that you even scheduled posts for this month's theme!
    oxo
    Susi

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  6. chrissie5 March 2016 at 18:39:00 GMT

    What a wonderful post and a great art project. We love walking in any woods so your challenge gave me the incentive to look through our photographs and I found loads of woody ones. Hope I find time to use some of them for you great theme

    Love Chrissie xx

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  7. Redanne5 March 2016 at 20:11:00 GMT

    I do hope your lovely little bird was safe from the Sparrow Hawk! It is a beautiful page Chris, I love it! Hugs, Anne xx

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  8. Meggymay5 March 2016 at 22:32:00 GMT

    A fabulous page Chris, the sparrow should stay safe in the shrubs.
    Yvonne xxx

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  9. Little Artbee5 March 2016 at 23:23:00 GMT

    Very nice page Chris. It has a interesting background texture and nice colors.
    Greetings
    Sabine

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  10. Bleubeard and Elizabeth6 March 2016 at 00:59:00 GMT

    I really enjoyed this page, and loved that you never let your paint go to waste. This is a perfect example it seems. Of course, I love the forest in the background, and the little bird you are keeping safe in the hedgerow from the sparrow hawk. It's a great piece for YOUR theme this month, dear.

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  11. Jeannette6 March 2016 at 02:16:00 GMT

    this is beautiful,love the stunning backround and bird,soft colors wonderful too.


    hugs jenny

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  12. Brenda Brown6 March 2016 at 05:30:00 GMT

    Great page Chris, love the bird looking out from the foreground.
    Have a great weekend.
    Hugs Brenda xxx

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  13. Alienne6 March 2016 at 08:37:00 GMT

    Awesome!
    I love birds, and I'm really looking forward to walks in the spring woods.

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  14. Pamellia6 March 2016 at 12:46:00 GMT

    Wow Chris, gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!! Beautiful scene, the imagery is making me long for spring time and for the birds to fly overhead! Love the sentiment too! hugs :)

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  15. Bleubeard and Elizabeth6 March 2016 at 19:50:00 GMT

    I could have sent this privately, but wanted to tell you via your blog about rusting fabric.

    I KNOW many people say to mix water and vinegar together, but I use the vinegar straight from the bottle, and never mix it. I also don't wet my fabric before I wrap it around something rusty. Since your keys weren't rusty, they will be extra hard to rust. Keys have a finish on them that must be sanded off before you can use them. If Tony has some nails and screws these would probably work better. Even paper clips will work, as will safety and straight pins. Be sure the fabric is covered and airtight, then place in a sunny place, OR place somewhere you can leave the container for a few weeks. They should not be left outside in the cold and rain or snow. It defeats the purpose. Remember, if you have green tea bags, you can add one to the fabric OR somewhere in the bag. It will activate the rusting process.

    I am sorry this didn't work well for you, but keys are the most difficult thing to rust. They work great for collographic plates, but not for rusting fabric or paper. Remember, once the fabric has been rusted, wash in baking soda water. If rusting paper, allow to dry, then spray with a fixative or cheap hair spray.

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  16. Rita6 March 2016 at 22:36:00 GMT

    Beautiful scene you have created Chris. I love the birds too. Your card is so colourful. Love it. Hugs Rita xx

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  17. sirkkis7 March 2016 at 06:06:00 GMT

    Wonderful scene and the bird is just great in front of it.
    Have a happy new week xx

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  18. Words and Pictures7 March 2016 at 06:19:00 GMT

    Love the subtle grey tones of the bird against the beautiful landscape - gorgeous page!
    Alison x

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  19. hazel7 March 2016 at 09:35:00 GMT

    A wonderful page, I love the little bird.
    xxx Hazel.

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  20. Unknown7 March 2016 at 20:41:00 GMT

    Oh this is just the cutest! What a sweet little bird and how wonderful to take inspiration from your walks and put it into your journal, perfect memories xx

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  21. Sandy8 March 2016 at 15:21:00 GMT

    Your instincts sure are good. Wonderful page.
    Sandy xx

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  22. Margik8 March 2016 at 21:00:00 GMT

    Gorgeous page with a fabulous scene Chris! The colours are very beautiful.
    Mar xx

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