Friday 7 July 2017

Left Behind

The other day one of the wild turkeys that visit our yard left a gift behind. Now, turkeys often leave things behind and most of the time we do not appreciate the 'gift' and we have to watch were we walk - lol. But this time I was pleased.

There was a perfect tail feather on the lawn. Turkeys often leave the odd wing feather but the large tail feathers are not as common. Anyway, I picked it up but just couldn't throw it away. So, I painted on it!
Hummingbird and Morning Glory
I was so pleased that I went searching through my stash of feathers and found a few more that were large enough to paint.
Valley scene

Raccoon
I am hoping that these will sell well at the Saturday Afternoon Summer Art Market tomorrow. And, I am hoping that more feathers get left behind when the turkeys visit.


6 comments:

  1. Great gift, and the use you made of it, Val - love the whole idea!

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    1. Thanks Win - I love the idea too - waste not, want not - lol

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  2. Ah yes, that is what we call "raw" materials. Wonderful idea and sure they will sell.

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    1. Raw materials indeed! They were fun to do and of the three I painted two have sold - not bad, eh? Thanks for stopping by Nelvia

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  3. Yay for the sales. They are wonderful Val! I will cross my fingers that you find many feathers! Have a super week :)

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    1. Yay indeed Sheila! My niece bought the hummingbird feather after she saw it on FB. Those turkeys have hardly been around since I found that first feather - grr - doesn't it just figure! Thanks for commenting and have a great day Sheila.

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