May 1, 2013

• How Now Holstein Cow?

  As I make my schedule change back to night shift, I had a nice day off yesterday. The weather was especially lovely, touching sunny and 81F before the day was done. Woo Hoo!

  I spent the greater part of the day working on a small art project.  

  When I was in Arkansas, I retrieved a lawn ornament from @SaintVI mom's home (Nita). It wasn't in good shape, but I thought it might make a nice afternoon project and find a place in my garden. 

        

  One stake was broken free and it was also missing the propeller that causes the farmers hands to milk the cow. I replaced the metal stake with a wooden support, and made due with a flower propeller from another broken yard ornament I found at Nita's home.

  I bought some acrylic paint when I was with @JoyousWind watching Oblivion (Decent Sci-Fi film. We gave it 2 - 3 stars.)

  In the course of the afternoon, this is what I was able to do:

      

  I was especially pleased with how the cow turned out. Upon consultation with @SaintVi, I only did some minor touch-ups to the farmer. It seemed fitting that he'd look a little more weather weary.

  Getting the fan to fit on the crank assembly was tricky, but I finally got it to work. Here's what the finished decoration looks like:

  

  And ... there is a glow-in-the dark vine in the green paint. I'll be curious to see how well it shows up at night. There's also an alien face beneath the farmer

  ... but we won't tell him about that!

   

   

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