Calvin & Hobbes were moved off the stepping stones to complete the planting of the Butterfly Bushes. I have trouble with gophers. As a result, I make wire baskets for all my plants. Yes, it’s a lot of work. However, the alternative is having your Bearded Iris, Roses and other prize plants disappear or be…
Tag: Halloween
Angie Gets Ready for More Adventures
Angie certainly got a workout at “Dino Fest” Weekend see Oct. 5th posts “Dino Fest” Weekend – Day One Saturday Sept. 29th and – Day Two Sunday Sept. 30th. I let the brief rain help in preparing Angie for her first scrubbing. The Home Depot Buckets were put to use again. After an hour plus…
Halloween Results & Thanksgiving Prep
Halloween at the Park was great fun! Craving Pumpkins & Scary Movies or maybe just the “Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown”! Hopefully you didn’t consume too much candy. Many Dentists were purchasing your excess candy by the pound. In addition, there are many non-profit organizations that will take your extra candy and send it to Service…
Haunted Museum & Halloween Fun!
Sunday October 22nd was the Haunted Museum Adventure at the Natural History Museum Los Angeles County. An Exclusive Event for those with Museum Memberships. Membership does have its Privileges! Please consider becoming a Member. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles has many Levels of Membership – Individual, Individual Plus+, Dual, Dual Plus+, Family, Family…
Angie the Augustynolophus – Painting
The Wire Brushing, Acid Washing and Rinsing has been completed. Angie has had a Full Day to completely Dry. Now it’s time for Primer and Painting. On all the other Prehistoric Animals in the Park, I used Rust-oleum Spray Paints and Rust Convertors. This time I decided to try Rust-oleum’s Brush Paints. First Step, Apply…
Angie’s Makeover
Like all the metal sculptures Angie goes through a process to protect her from the elements. The final finish is my imagination for what the particular Prehistoric Animal might have looked like. Since we don’t know positively (yet), I like to have fun with color. After all Birds are Dinosaurs descendants and look at the…
Halloween made easy with Dinosaurs
Are You Ready for Halloween? This year I decided to get some proper tools for pumpkin carving. I made a trip to Michaels and picked up a craving kit and a colossal carver. The carving kit comes with 16 patterns to create a scary Halloween pumpkin. They were 30% off too! Unfortunately, no dinosaur patterns! …