Bay Breasted Warbler on an Eastern Hemlock, unfinished
It occurred to me today, as I was riding home from work with Mrs. Gulch's theme song in my head, that I hadn't reached my potential yet. I know it seems obvious. There was a time in my life when I assumed that 30 was old and by then I should have things figured out, ya know, career, how to raise my kids, how to have a perfect relationship etc. I am nowhere near figuring these things out. I still don't know what I want to do when I grow up. And I am still realizing new things about myself. For some reason, I love painting birds. Maybe it is because they are small and intricately detailed. As I paint these birds, I think of trees. I think of my dad who raised us to look at trees and dirt and rocks and everything in the outside world with wonder and curiosity (with much support from my mother). None of my father's children is a science person like him but we all love the outdoors. And we all appreciate having a dad who knows why the land lies the way it does, why that rock is what it is, how that lake got there and what kind of tree that is.
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I love seeing your work,Kelly. I'm always amazed at people who have that talent as my stick people are pretty bad. It was heartwarming to read your reflections about your Dad too. My Dad used to say to me "As I get older my Father gets smarter, and he's been dead 20 years!" I think it does work that way - we eventually figure out there was a method to their madness.
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