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"Don’t let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace." — 14th Dalai Lama

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Teaching the girls how to cast while waiting for the fireworks show. Happy Independence Day America. #fishing #outdoors #nature #rivers #sunset (at San Gabriel Park)

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Was trimming some branches with the hand saw when these two doe snuck up on me. Heavy breathing from the sudden break in the work. #outdoors #nature #deer (at Georgetown, Texas)

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Before and after. At top we had just finished building our fence from cedar found on property. Bottom, progress on the garden after a few years of off and on work. #garden #gardening #raisedbeds #vegtablegarden #yardwork

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Been super busy at work and weekends, finally able to get some painting time in.. if I wake up early. Another betta fish in a warm pallet this time. #watercolor #aquarelle #sketch #sketchbook #betta #bettafish

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Been super busy at work and weekends, finally able to get some painting time in.. if I wake up early. Another betta fish in a warm pallet this time. #watercolor #aquarelle #sketch #sketchbook #betta #bettafish #stillmanandbirn

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Transferred my sketch to the watercolor sketchbook last night. This morning started painting. Mixed a little gouache in there, but need to play more with gouache on its own to build some confidence there. #watercolor #aquarelle #sketchbook #sketch #aviationart #conceptart

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Here's the final sketch. Not sure where I want to take it from here. Watercolor, markers, color pencils, or try out my new gouache paints. #sketch #sketchbook #airplane #conceptart

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Early morning sketch #sketch #sketchbook #vehicles #planes

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Remembering some good times I had in Hyderabad, India nearly two years ago with coworkers, friend and good people. #hyderabad #india #autorickshaw #watercolor #aquarelle #sketchbook #sketch #stillmanandbirn

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So I have a few notebooks for different purposes. Starting a new Stillman & Birn "Beta" hardbound watercolor sketchbook I got over a year ago. My last post was on that sketchbook and really love the quality of the paper. #sketchbook #notebook #notebooks #watercolor #aquarelle

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Christmas village train ride. #christmasvillage #ogauge #marxtrains #vintagetrain #christmasvillage2016 #modeltrains

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Christmas Village nearly done. Started it later than I should have and I effectively doubled the space from last year to accommodate the post-war era Marx train. #vintagetrain #marxtrains #ogauge #christmasvillage

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It's taken a while, but Elsie doesn't chase the deer across the neighborhood anymore, however she still prefers to at lease chase them out of the immediate area. #deer

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Picked up this belt about 5-6 years ago at a arts show in #austin. It's an early model "Sundial" by @obscurebelts heavy duty, well made and going strong after all these years! #obscurebelts #mechanicalengineering #sculpture

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Wild Datura flowering on the property. #datura #jimsonweed #devilstrumpets #moonflower

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Lots of wild American Beautyberry ripe on the property so decided to make some jelly! My first time making jelly from scratch. Sweet with a mild tartness.

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Our biggest batch in a day yet! Also, we have four nesting boxes but clearly they favor this one. #urbanchicken #urbanchickens #backyardchicken #eggs #poultry