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A bucket of frozen grapes and a slingshot please
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we've had the rain, a small shower and now it's past
The rain radar is showing a gigantic front headed straight for us, probably around 7-9pm I'd guess. Don't get too comfy yet!
I already had some cardboard Iโd sealed with water based gloss medium, intended for painting on. And a bunch of brushes. So I picked the largest flat brush and painted a thin layer of dark yellow. When thatโs dry Iโll do another and then a few layers of light yellow.
It bugs me to be using up my paints (especially one colour) but having a practical need did lead to actually using it.
I knew cardboard would be a terrible canvas (hence attempts at sealing) and only for early practice but wow. Even with the layer of medium underneath it basically drank the paint. Which I knew it would but not to this degree.
Paint rambles
Despite trying to coat thinly and smoothly it was impossible to avoid streaking and brush marks because the acrylic Anko paint actually started drying while I was still working and I had to use much more of it at once to spread it.
What I should have done was mix in some of the clear medium so it wouldnโt dry so fast. It would have been less pigmented which is bad because it took thick layers to even show up, but it wouldnโt have looked so rough. Upside is I wonโt mind that this is disposable. But it took most of both my tubes of yellow. I should have just ordered poster paint.
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Iโve been trying not to feed them as much but one of the magpies approached me when I went out to rinse my brush under an outside tap. Flew right up close and looked at me. It looked like a female maybe. Broken top beak. I nipped inside to grab some of Melbcatโs pet jerky and threw the magpie some crumbled pieces.
Iโm wondering if Iโve done a bad and made the magpies too dependent and trusting of humans. Also worried about whether this bird can eat properly. But Iโm not going to be able to catch it for treatment.
Nah, a one off won't do damage. But it does mean you're unlikely to get swooped
fast drying happens on these too hot days
for spreading maybe use a piece of plastic or card , not a brush which is too slow ( I have been reading many books on painting lately , I painted the furniture and am doing watercolours too )
Melbcat keeps licking herself in the exact same place and has made an itchy hotspotโฆ
I canโt find her cone of shame to stop her and itโs a hassle to buy a bib but I managed to get a baby onesie that might fit over her upper body and stop her accessing it.
if it's stress, I got misha one of those fake fur spreads from the reject shop and she obsessively grooms that when upset instead.
Yeah it started during cleaning for an inspection (she hates cleaning and Iโd run out of zylkene) and itโs persisted for some reason. Sheโs back on the zylkene but a lower dose than previously
I have a faux fur blanket but she doesnโt lick it
The leaves of my zucchini have tiny bugs on them and the interbutts tells me itโs whiteflies.
Guess Iโm about to be mixing a soapy water solution and painting paper strips yellow to make sticky traps with Vaseline and dish soap.
Edit: ok apparently soapy water is harmful to plants
Beach walk and quick shopping trip done, now to hide inside for the day and plan/book a trip. Cool thoughts to you all!
The rain has not yet arrived. Can it hurry up I want the hot day rain smell.
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