Hello my friends and welcome to February.
I must apologize for being gone for such a long time. We have been very busy and as all of us know time has a way of slipping away as we get older. I guess that it’s better that time slips and it’s not us slipping on the ice.
My feathered friends have been visiting regularly so it is a good thing that my wife -err I meen Santa- got me a bunch of suet and four new suet feeders for Christmas. This year we have been blessed with one of my wife’s favorite birds, the Tufted Titmouse. I like them also but this year I am really enjoying all of the woodpeckers. We have a lot of woodpeckers and seeing five or six at a time is not a stretch.
Everyone seems to have made New Year’s resolutions but not me. I have however made decisions to feed the birds more, go fishing or bird watching often and in general just spend more time with my hobbies. Now these are the types of resolutions a person should make. Ones that you not only can keep but that you really want to keep.
One of my newer hobbies is wood turning. Many years ago I had a nice lathe but not the knowledge to use it well. Now I have a very nice lathe and with the help of youtube the knowledge. I have been making pens, Christmas ornaments and bowls among other items.
A problem I have though is the amount of hobbies that I have. I also carve spoons and make walking sticks and I love to make intarsia artwork.
With all of the woodworking I am always looking for wood so if you have something special I may be interested. Something like Apple, Pear, Apricot or Lilac. Just about any fruit wood or exotic wood. I also know of several others that are on the lookout for wood so I may be able to help you out if you have an abundance of some.
If you are like minded and ever wish to collaborate just give me a call.
A problem with having so many hobbies is remembering that they all fail to compare with the time that we should be spending in study of the Bible. I believe that our time in study of God and the Holy Word should be daily. I don’t want to lose my soul for the sake of making that perfect gift.
Well once again I have to close for another month. I wish you all a Happy Valentine’s Day. Please help keep our woods and waters clean.
Warren “Toad” Stutesman
