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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

Bev, I finally found the pic of the birdbaths.  You have real talent 
....bobford


--- On Wed, 10/8/08, eureka AT hctc.net <eureka AT hctc.net> wrote:

> From: eureka AT hctc.net <eureka AT hctc.net>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] My ferrocement birdbath
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 9:43 AM
> Bev, I love the birdbaths! I had no idea you also had an 
> artistic bent. I also enjoyed your garden pics. Thanks for 
> sharing.
> 
> --Sage
> Way Out in Texas
> 
> 
> On Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:44:28 -0400
>   EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > Today I sealed and finished my birdbath. I got the 
> >pictures of it up on 
> > the Myspace page (myspace.com/tervetuloa13). They are
> in 
> >the 
> > Miscellaneous Stuff album.  You can't really tell
> from 
> >the pictures, but 
> > it should hold about two+ inches of water in the
> middle.
> > The orange 'flower' and yellow sunflower was
> made with 
> >leftover cement. 
> > I just slapped some over a small pot and then a small 
> >bowl to give it 
> > some depth.  It seemed a waste not to do something
> with 
> >the leftover 
> > cement.  At the time we did it, we had no clue as to
> if 
> >it would even 
> > turn out.   No one wanted those 'scraps' but
> me.  I 
> >thought I could make 
> > something of it.  Flowers came to mind.
> > There were four of us, and we each made a big leaf
> like 
> >this.  One 
> > person made a medium sized leaf, and the other three
> of 
> >us made an 
> > additional small leaf like the big one.  All of these 
> >look so good!  The 
> > picture just does not do it justice. The big leaf is 
> >about 18x24".  It 
> > was really fun to make, and now we are talking about 
> >making more to sell.
> > Speaking of selling, I could not find a buyer for the 
> >red rat snake so 
> > as promised, I intend to release him tomorrow.  I did 
> >take a picture of 
> > him in the dirty little aquarium I put him in, but I 
> >noticed that this 
> > morning his color has faded in captivity.  His 
> >coloration has definitely 
> > muted somewhat, but he is still a very pretty snake. 
> > Animals that can 
> > change their color have always fascinated me.
> > 
> > Bev, wondering if it might be better to just stay up
> all 
> >night..
> > -- 
> > "The nine most terrifying words in the English
> language 
> >are: 'I'm from 
> > the government and I'm here to help.'" 
> Ronald Reagan
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