What have I been up to this weekend?

Carving! Of coarse! In addition to seats, I worked on the wood nymph and gave her a haircut and worked on her neck and wing a bit. I also finished sanding the jewelry stand for Cheryl's shop. On our beach walk tonight, we found a Brilliant Beetle on the shoreline. I believe it is a tiger beetle, and it was quite large! Unfortunately it was pretty beat up from the water but this was the only picture I could work with. I really don't know what kind of beetle it is, but I could not find a similar picture of it online. Sunset at the shore were very pretty. the warmer weather is bringing out more people to the lake so our visits may be shortened very soon. Hope everyone had a great weekend! Oh! Found the beetle! A fiery Searcher! Read more here!

Wood nymph #2 day 2.

Worked on the tree carving again. Mostly on shaping the head and eyes. It was a lovely sunset this evening. So I just had to try to capture it. It has been getting cold in the evenings lately. Nice for the inland, but kinda chilly at the shoreline.

Daytime pictures, tree carvings, and the windy beach!

Monday is one of the days I take off from carving, which I find is quite common lately, However, I started a new tree carving in the back once again. I found another wonderful LARGE cherry tree that had died and is just begging for a carving! I also took the opportunity to capture the last couple of carvings in the daylight. My plan is to have another wood nymph with her head turned slightly. I can't wait to work on it later, but I'm currently out of DEET! The lake shore was bright, clear and windy. The lighthouse turned out pretty good for a change. It was quite cold, so Cheryl and I decided to keep our walk short tonight. Hope everyone is having a great Monday!

Wood Nymph day five. Final

With only a couple of hours of daylight, I decided to touch up the wood nymph. I didn't do too much to her, just smooth out the chest, neck and arm a bit. I was looking her over from a distance today and thought that she looks a little rough up close but from a couple of paces away, she looks great. So I think I'm going to stop and let her remain the way she is. It has been raining and the cherry looks wonderful when it is damp. Her collar bone and arm were rather challenging. I don't really have a chisel that can scoop out under her chin. And, for those who are not blessed by a large body of water. Some tranquil sounds of the shore.