Cathie Richardson Illustration

It was wonderfully stormy the third week of February and we woke up to a blanket of snow. I was out by 7 to catch the light and patterns before it all started to melt. The patterns on the sagebrush  and other desert plants is so interesting .     Excellent colors on last year's leaves. I have Cornell's bird ID app on my phone and keep track of all the birds I see in my travels. I've been inspired to go a step further and draw a study of them, those that are new to me. Click here for Nuthatch Bird Study details   One of the nuthatch birds cut out for this business card Click here for nuthatch business card details  And the black phoebe was my other focus this week. Both of these birds are tiny,  yet feisty and territorial. Click here for black phoebe bird study details