Scarecrows
July 16, 2024
It's all crows and cornfields ... and a certain person who seems to be out standing in the field...
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- The Traveling Sunflower
The Cawing of Crows - Plus Mouse and Elephant Coloring Pages!
July 3, 2024
The fun part about drawing Mouse and Elephant's neighborhood is following the map.
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- The Traveling Sunflower
Strawberry Freezer Jam 2024 Batch!
June 15, 2024
Today, I get my favorite berries from Maxwell's Farm not far from my home in Southern Maine.
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- Strawberry Freezer Jam
Grassy Expanses and Summer Rain
May 25, 2024
In the summer, fields are either mowed for hay, or left wild ... and those fields quickly fill with grasshoppers.
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- Seasons
What do Crows Look Like?
May 13, 2024
Crows are very dark. I picture them as kind of an inky black, with gray beaks -- a little frazzled, a little angular and a little messy.
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- Expressions and Poses
Finding the Best Leaf
April 22, 2024
Every autumn I wait for a day when it's gray and a little rainy and I venture out in search of the best leaf of the year. It can be challenging to choose between so many leaves.
- Holly Valero
- The Autumn Mystery
Apple Picking with Fox and Kit
April 10, 2024
Mouse and Elephant discover Fox and Kit living in the apple orchard, and join together to harvest apples for winter...
- Holly Valero
- The Autumn Mystery
Leaves in the rain
March 26, 2024
I have always loved rainy days best. Every autumn I search for the most beautiful autumn leaf of the year – and rainy days are the best for searching because the colors are so much more vibrant.
- Holly Valero
- The Autumn Mystery
Spring and Fall Trees
March 18, 2024
Springtime colors are vibrant and lush. Fall colors are more ruddy. Blossoms, fruit and autumn leaves ... the trees are always filled with colors that are changing.
- Holly Valero
- The Autumn Mystery
Winter sledding!
March 11, 2024
In 1969 my family moved to a run down, 100-acre Pennsylvania farm in the middle of winter. Buried in the snow to the right of the kitchen door of the old farmhouse was this very sled that I used for years...
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- The Autumn Mystery
Dandelions!
March 4, 2024
In The Best Leaf, Mouse and Elephant walk through the seasons of the neighborhood en route to finding the very best autumn leaf. Springtime arrives with dandelions.
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- The Autumn Mystery
