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A bowl for Clive, a mantle for Tanner, and a spoon and a saddle (I am only responsible for the plaque, which is in hedge and walnut) for Harold.  This weeks bonus image is a little tree frog freshly emerged from my son’s tadpole nursery.  I trust you’ll forgive so many images of one bowl when you consider how stunning the character of the grain is from every angle.

Butchering Chickens A’ La Tom Sawyer

(WARNING:  this post contains chicken nudity and other images associated with the butchering of poultry)

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I had so much excellent help from four amazing people that I felt like Tom Sawyer on fence painting day.

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The next generation

Landscape Hewn and Tender

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There is the first part of an interview about my Puppet Theater here at UK artist, Clive Hicks-Jenkins’ blog if you would like to check it out. Thanks everyone for the visits.

From Beginning to End

see, I raised this one up for you

see, I raised this one up for you

from beginning to end

from beginning to end

I led him to slaughter

I led him to slaughter

he fed my community, my family and neighbors, your mother, brothers and sisters

The second biggest cottonwood in Kansas stood by as a witness to the shedding of blood

this ancient, the second biggest cottonwood in my land stood by as a witness to the shedding of blood

thank you to my friend Brad for some of the pictures this week

Everything, Everything

The Sign of Jonah, guitar and voice

The ocean of images from the deluge of early February

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If you like Jonah, check out my friend Robbie Pruitt’s opus.