and this morning as i was thinking
about the cold (-21) and the sun shone brilliantly
on the snow
there was a loud thunk.
i looked at the window as a large bird recovered and flew up.
must have hit the upstairs west window and fallen,
recovered,
and landed on the utility pole in the back yard.
it was stunned, not behaving as they usually do.
pileated woodpecker.
or
cock of the woods.
immediately after the collision
on the dark side of the pole
moved around to the sunny side
got bearings and flew off.
these birds are what woody woodpecker,
he of ancient cartoon fame, was.
i don't remember a thing about that cartoon
besides his weird laugh
which is nothing like the call that named this one
cock of the woods.
another north country name.
and i have finished off two pounds of flax fiber
made into 8.5 x 11 sheets
(some are with my papermaking partner melissa schulenburg)
beautiful flax with the remnants of other paper pulp
(that thin white line)
indicating that the felts are dirty
but oh, these deckle edges!
i made the last little post of about 20 little sheets at home in the kitchen.
i added some inclusionsincluding
habu wrapping string (silk wrapped paper thread)
and mica or shell iridescence
which didn't photograph.
it's always good to make paper.
even through the cold of winter.
it looks like i can see a few sparkles on this sheet.
this is NOT glitter, more like mica dust.
but it's there.
there was also this,
the life of death video
happened to come along this morning.
coincidence
or
not.
there was also this,
the life of death video
happened to come along this morning.
coincidence
or
not.
