The female cardinal showed up this morning at the crook. She actually was giving different poses as she twisted around on the top of the curve. I cleaned my window last evening so she could be in focus today.
I took the photo of the male cardinal last night and when the spots showed up on the picture, I cleaned the window.
The bookshelf was made by John Horton. He was the brother-in-law of my grandmother from her second marriage. I called him my step great uncle. John build the bookcase from oak table boards. It has been in the family since I was five or six years old, 1956 maybe.
He did some special things to make this with slots for the boards to slip into for strength. I don't think electric tools were around then for him and he had to cut the six strips of wood from the oak. That had to be difficult. I could see the saw lines in them as I was painting it. I felt life was too short for me to strip the wood, which is what I should have done, but I didn't. I still feel some guilt about it.
My parents had this for so many years and it was always used, I think, upside down. This photo shows it as I like it and I think maybe was intended for use. I know that it gains one more shelf if it is flipped, but I like the top board for displaying things. I do like the paint on it as it matches the painted trundle bed that also is in the room.
When we moved here I just loaded it up with books, not knowing what was really there. I found art books that I now want to look at and also some garden books. I will share the stories behind the portraits that are on the wall tomorrow. My wife did them and I did photograph them without light glare.
Maybe I can find some more project to make from this book. It is a little bit warmer today but it is too cold without a good coat. Thanks for checking in today.
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Sometimes you just need to paint stuff. It is fresh and clean looking now:)
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