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The sun's gone all wonky
Mar. 14th, 2010 05:51 pmWhy is it still light? ;p It won't get dark until about 7:30 this evening. I shifted morning chores forward in time because I knew the critters wouldn't get restless until the usual length of time had passed since sunrise. Now evening chores get shifted to later as well, though not quite an hour later. We have to gradually get them used to the idea of our schedule, or they start acting really strangely, refusing to eat and go in and out when necessary.
This is complicated, of course, by the sudden dietary restrictions imposed on Tess and Archie, neither of whom is particularly pleased.
Sun was actually shining this afternoon, and it got up over 50F. I guess the next two or three days will be similar. Rain appears to have finally quit, and the ground is even drying off thanks to sun and breeze. I should go see whether we have crocuses yet. It's certainly possible.
Sketch is about complete for the "limited palette" exercise. I may be able to get started on the painting yet this evening. I've removed one barn from the scene as it looked too cluttered on a 6x9 in. sheet. Made the boys look a bit more alert than they are in the original photo, and dropped a couple of trees for the moment, though I'll probably put some back in.
With the donation of a set of plastic storage drawers from Gary, I have all the art stuff together in one place again. It had scattered into boxes in both barns, my office closet, and various drawers during the last 30 years. I'm hoping that being able to start things on a moment's notice will help me get back into the swing of it.
Baked oatmeal bread today. A little dense but tasty. Corned beef was on sale this week so that has been simmering in the crock pot since nine this morning and should be ready for supper once the chores are done. And... I did laundry too. (My most hated household chore.) That still needs to be folded and put away, however.
OK, it's after 6 now. Guess I should go feed ponies and sheepsters.
This is complicated, of course, by the sudden dietary restrictions imposed on Tess and Archie, neither of whom is particularly pleased.
Sun was actually shining this afternoon, and it got up over 50F. I guess the next two or three days will be similar. Rain appears to have finally quit, and the ground is even drying off thanks to sun and breeze. I should go see whether we have crocuses yet. It's certainly possible.
Sketch is about complete for the "limited palette" exercise. I may be able to get started on the painting yet this evening. I've removed one barn from the scene as it looked too cluttered on a 6x9 in. sheet. Made the boys look a bit more alert than they are in the original photo, and dropped a couple of trees for the moment, though I'll probably put some back in.
With the donation of a set of plastic storage drawers from Gary, I have all the art stuff together in one place again. It had scattered into boxes in both barns, my office closet, and various drawers during the last 30 years. I'm hoping that being able to start things on a moment's notice will help me get back into the swing of it.
Baked oatmeal bread today. A little dense but tasty. Corned beef was on sale this week so that has been simmering in the crock pot since nine this morning and should be ready for supper once the chores are done. And... I did laundry too. (My most hated household chore.) That still needs to be folded and put away, however.
OK, it's after 6 now. Guess I should go feed ponies and sheepsters.
