Oriental, Sailing Capital of NC

Oriental, Sailing Capital of NC

Greetings from the Neuse River

Life here along the banks of the Neuse River, overlooking close to four miles of water, is a sharp contrast to living in a city. Most months, it is idyllic; then, there are the months that remind you that Mother Nature is definitely in charge.

This neighborhood of houses face the Neuse River and backs up to several acres of farmland -- most years, soybean --- then thick tracts of pine forests to the main road.

I love to watch the sea gulls, sometimes the pelicans, and cormorants or egrets and the occasional eagle or osprey. The cute visitors are "chickens" that my neighbor called me about photographing who were grazing in her yard. Even at 100 feet away, they were skittish and flew to the further neighbor's yard but just enough for me to photograph them for identification. These "chickens" turned out to be cattle egrets. The flock numbered about thirty -- by the river bank...not sure why they picked her yard.

I suppose you could say this blog is an occasional picture-book of life in Pamlico County or whatever comes to mind at the time.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Super Moon and Spring is Here!

The super moon rising over the water of the Neuse River was spectacular. No photo of it but I did find several  old paintings of mine that I though I'd lost in the move --- painted over ten (10) years ago -- of a moonflower. Moonflowers actually won't really start blooming until about August. This little painting is in watercolor. Last week, Mama killdeer laid her eggs in my rose bed and seems content despite the  neighborhood dogs running around. It might be the same pair who nested their eggs on our roadside grass last year and decided that getting closer to the house was safer. Killdeer are a type of plover and it will be two months before they hatch -- babies come out running. In the meantime, Mama and Daddy take turns sitting the eggs --- they are remarkable in their patience.
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  1. chowardOctober 28, 2011 at 3:12 PM

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  2. chowardOctober 28, 2011 at 3:14 PM

    Evie,

    Great artwork! My wife and I love your paintings and your blog. I teach at Tucker Creek Middle School, and we bought two of the calendars put out by the arts council. We are seriously interested in creating a calendar to benefit Tucker Creek Middle School. Who created the calendar, and could we get their assistance?
    Thanks,
    Chadwick Howard
    chadwickbhoward@gmail.com

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