Busy with the garden

Hello Everybody! Gourd season is on hold, as the garden is in full bloom. I've picked 148 quarts of strawberries already this year. My new dog Rosie keeps me company, when she's not rolling in stinky things in the yard. I'll get back to more gourd art soon, in the meantime, here is weird pot I painted.

New dog in town: Rosie

A pair of Shorebirds (maybe in love)

Ming

Floral Ole'

Raku vase with mahogony stain, surprise guest



Made in the spirit of a Raku vase.




Hey, you're not a rat!



Shorebird

Autumn Winds

Shorebird - in progress

Pipe Dream

Harvest Queen

Painted Owl

Troll

Indian Maiden

Some new gourds, work in progress

Gourds as Christmas ornaments!

Winter has arrived and ... so has a new crop of gourds!



Wisconsin blows!



More gourd art in progress!



Gourds molding is part of the process of drying.



Fall leaves

R.I.P Our Emma, who passed away in October.



Me and my grand-daughter in the leaves.



Gourds harvested and now drying

In the Greenhouse

Formally a chicken coop, now a greenhouse

Here, many flowers, herbs and gourds may dry

Gourds of all sizes

Overseeing the pumpkin and gourd garden

Buckethead

Our scarecrow watches over our garden

In the workshop

Gourd art

Making use of a gourd's unique spotting and color