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While I am in Connecticut, caring for my dear papa, I found Birds of the World on his bookshelf.  So many birds!  And the paintings were so beautiful.  So realistic-looking.  I found the images somehow very soothing after a long summer day.

Then, inspired by this book, I began a practice of painting birds.  At first, I tried to be a diligent student of birds and I painted a Magpie with a brush and India Ink.

He came out looking very serious.

But then, with all the the reality and responsibility--and great honor--of caring for my 97-year old dad (he's doing fine, by the way), I found that something in me, longed for color.  And so, I painted a big blue and green bird with a long feather head dress.

It was so fun much to paint this blue and green bird.  And so, I decided to keep going and I came up with this:

Dots!!!!

Crazy feathers!  

Look at that funny expression on this imaginary bird.  I wonder if he is reflec