crow rescue

Posted by on Dec 24, 2013 in Blog, Susan LeVine

Last summer I heard some crows making a huge racket outside on my porch so I ran outside to find one of their chicks behind a chair. I called the bird rescue to ask if I should bring her in, only to find that they had a huge overflow of crows. The woman on the […]

Don’t let your stars get muddy and other things you need to know to take care of your creative soul.

Posted by on May 15, 2013 in Blog, Books, Susan LeVine

I haven’t blogged for months. I don’t know if anyone reads my blogs but if there is even just one person who is waiting for me to write one then I am sorry for not writing one sooner. This winter besides getting both of my hips replaced I started the graphic design program at SBCC. […]

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The symbolism in nature expands and enhances our experience of life

Posted by on Nov 13, 2012 in Birds and Nature, Blog, Susan LeVine

Why is the bald eagle a symbol of America or why are blue birds the symbol of happiness? Poets have looked for the meaning of ordinary elements of nature and have revealed a world unseen. The meaning that we place on nature gives more meaning to our own lives. Have you ever read a Robert […]

Look who showed up on my thistle feeder?

Posted by on Nov 7, 2012 in Birds and Nature, Blog, Susan LeVine

You know, I put up a thistle feeder for the gold finches. Sometimes there are as many as thirteen on my feeder at a time! They are little piggies! Anyone who feeds birds knows that only the economy bag is a prudent purchase. This morning a white-crowned sparrow was on the finch feeder shooing the […]

Bewick’s Wren

Posted by on Oct 17, 2012 in Susan LeVine

Yesterday I wrote on Facebook that I was going to paint a Bewick’s Wren. But like most things, I would plan to put it off until I had the time. This morning I was woken by the sound of the Bewick’s wren’s song. “Ok,ok”, I said,”I’ll paint you.” So I put off my morning swim […]