Greetings on the Eve before Easter! A pretty chill day for me as I spent most of the day working on the fish. I made some serious progress on it today, since the weather was nice enough to add several layers of paint.
I first worked on fixing any blemishes that might be a little more noticeable. I then covered it with Modge Podge to seal up any holes.
And finally, this afternoon I took it outside to paint it. I still have several cans of black paint,
so I figured I would use them up first.... Since it is essentially a primer coat. The sun helped it dry nice and fast.
After that, I brought it in to finish the initial layering. This is the point where it pays to be patient. ( or lazy) since you have to build up those layers of paint. And there is the temptation to hurry up and get it done!
In the end, I'm sure it will have several layers of additional paint as I paint and re-paint it until I get it just right. OR until I get fed up with it and call it "good Enough!"
Between coats, I went out for a little nature walk this afternoon. I figured I had better get out there and begin looking for mushrooms as they are already finding them in northern Ohio. Yesterday was rainy and warm, so there is a possibility that they could start popping up here.
You might be thinking I would be targeting the Morel Mushroom. But actually, there are a couple other ones that I was looking for specifically.
The birch Oyster mushroom pops up this time of year and I have several locations I have been checking where I found them before. I also tried to inoculate several dead trees with the old mushrooms I found last year. I have my fingers crossed that there will be more mushrooms available and in new locations where I "planted" them.
While out hunting around, I found a Robin's nest. Only a single egg, but it looked like it was still good. Hopefully, the birds will have a happy hatchling in a couple of weeks. Who says it's not fun finding colored eggs on Easter.
Robin eggs were not the only thing that was blue. I also found a number of blue flowers. Love the color, but I do not know what the flower's name is. I think I will call it "Delilah!"
Just kidding. Besides, A Delilah is an entirely different flower. This is called a Wood Squill. (Scilla siberica) The carpet the forest floor in the Spring. But I only found this one plant. The Campus of Iowa State University has large areas dedicated to this plant. They are quite striking in large numbers.
And lastly, I found my first tick! You would think that it has been a little too cold for them. Or that it is too early in the season. Well, guess what! Not so! I felt him crawling on my hand as I was driving home. I guess I was in some fairly bushy areas.
I was annoyed when I pulled him off and dropped him in my car. I nearly had to pull over to find him, because I would not have been satisfied until he was DEAD! (Only good tick is a dead one.... Along with Mosquitoes!
I did find him! (They move faster than you would think!) And Dispatched him accordingly. But not before taking his picture so I could brag to the internet that they have one less tick to worry about. You're welcome!
Tomorrow I will be heading out to a party to sample some Glutten Free Pizza. ( Or suffer... depending on how it tastes....)
I didn't blog about this before, but I helped Christina move a HUGE piece of furniture that she found on Facebook Marketplace. I was impressed we got it to her place in one piece. As "payment", She bought me a beer and invited me to some Easter Party that her favorite Bar is throwing.
I may have oversimplified the situation, but that is how it was initially explained to me. So that is what I'm going with. Perhaps there will be BBQ....
In the mean time... Time continues to roll by. And I am powerless to stop it. So I will end this blog for now and prepare for some sleep. Tomorrow is another day and every second counts.
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