Charlie O'Shields

Fabulous rooster Charlie! No roosters near us. Just goats, miniature horses, pigs, dogs and wildlife. It is pouring here tonight. I’m grateful to be home were it is warm and dry.

Love this, Charlie!! There is nothing quite like the sound of a rooster at sunrise and when we first moved to Florida our neighbor’s rooster sang us a tune every morning. I love the sound; it reminds me of childhood mornings on my grandparent’s farm. November did zoom right by and I swear we’re in some sort of time warp…can Christmas really only be 25 days away??

Beautiful

Charlie yesterday sunrise came with a rose coloured sky so I ripped open the balcony door and flashed my cell. Yes I remember rooster call in our little coal town in BC Canada’s Kootenays which reminds me I have to get back to my memoir and get some work done.

He’s a beautiful rooster. It’s been a while since I painted one. I might have to do one this month. December is always too fast. Quick on the heels of my favorite holiday of Thanksgiving, I have a December birthday then Xmas and New Years Eve. Plus I’m quite into celebrating the winter solstice because the days start getting longer and I’m all for looking forward to spring in December.

Love it!!!😊

2020 has seemed to go on forever, and yet it’s hard to believe it’s almost over. It’s funny how much importance we place on such time-keeping, since it is totally a man-made invention. Part of our need to have that feeling of starting fresh, I think.

That’s a beautiful rooster, Charlie. I’m writing this on the 1st and I’ve just put one of our advent calendars up,so the countdown has begun.

Lovely rooster. Love his coloring. December?!? It can’t be. My hubby the other day was commenting that he felt it was still October. I think a lot of us are feeling that way Charlie!

Hi Mudha,

No I lived in the Kootenays when I was a kid. Natal is no longer a town as it was taken in the 60s by a mining company for minefield (coal). Another company has it now. Natal and its Turtle Mountain is slightly west of the famous Frank Slide. Now we are in the Okanagan where we don’t get the famous Canadian winters although we do get that season. I call it The Ugly. The Kootenays are tremendously beautiful but the Okanagan has it all. Four Season playground. I sound like a travel salesperson.

Adorable Charlie! I’m glad that you got your tree decorated. We actually got outside for a bit of last minute yard work as it was sunny and in the 50s. Our yard has never looked this tidy. Maybe we will plant some flowers in the Spring.

Adorable! Scarves and maybe love to keep them warm. Wonderful heart noses too!!

I love scarves! I have some beautiful ones that I wear outside whenever it’s cool enough. I used to have a drawer full of dress scarves that I wore to work, but since I retired, I passed most of them on to friends. I think men who wear scarves look very dashing. That’s probably the Anglophile in me coming out. When I was still weaving on big looms I made a few scarves of my own design. I should dig those out and use them. Styling!

I always wanted the giant box of crayons with the sharpener! Last year I was lamenting that I never got one a a dear friend mailed one to me. Now I just look at it and smile!

My wife and I went for a walk along the seafront on Sunday morning. It was very cold. I had a woolly hat and gloves on. Glad you’re enjoying your long weekend.

Oh so snuggly warm! So cute!

Adorable pair Charlie!!

Thanks so much! 😃💕 Oh no! Poor bunny!

So happy you enjoyed these! 🙂

Thanks so much, Marisela! 😃💕 Okay, so first, you totally need to get that box of Lego and just play! I adore Lego… our house is full of it, and it’s just super fun to DO! And I agree… I want the 200 crayon set, but I don’t like using crayons so it would only be a trophy! And if nothing else, definitely get the Fischer Price Little people nativity… it is so cute and wonderful!

Thanks so much, Mugdha! 😃💕 Oh your Doodlewash game is so fun! I have to admit that I use colors rather intuitively and sometimes just splash in colors for the fun of it. But yes! more color always makes for a less flat appearance. So it’s fun and productive. I’ve learned that more color is literally the key, so play and try unexpected colors to add as well. 😉

Love your painting !and your last words(paraphrase) about without the holiday season it would just be months of dreary weather and I so needed to hear that Thanks!