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Songs with words…

April 30, 2008 · Leave a Comment

The appearance of a robin is considered a harbinger of spring.
It is among the first birds to sing at dawn, and its song consists of several discrete units that sound like “Cheerily, cheer up, cheer up, cheerily, cheer up”!

Another wonderful song bird is the Yellow Warbler and it’s song is a rapid musical
“Sweet-sweet-sweet-I’m-so-sweet.”

(web-eStamp) “Robin Redbreast” and “Yellow Warblers”
• archival pigment print on 100% rag paper • Lisa Rivas © 2008
The common alarm call for song birds is a musical “chip.”

Make believes…

April 23, 2008 · 3 Comments

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. Albert Einstein

Sometimes, You Just Gotta Make Mud Pies

The "simple mud pies" a child's fabrication have just entered the sophisticated arena of the World Wide Web-eStamps prints.
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(web-eStamp) "Mud Pies II" and "Mud Pies III"
• archival pigment print on 100% rag paper • Lisa Rivas © 2008
Children learn through the experiences they have when they play, without being taught.

Earth Day, for the earthworm!

April 22, 2008 · 3 Comments

Today is Earth Day!
An observance date intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment.

Did you know an “earthworm” has 5 hearts?
This “primitive”, blind and sensitive little creature loves and helps the earth stay healthy by breaking down dead organic matter and turning the soil. The earth without worms would soon become cold, hard-bound, and void of fermentation, and consequently sterile.

The earthworm is a great builder – a builder of fertile topsoil,
in itself the sustainer of all civilization.

“Mud Pie V” • Lisa Rivas © 2008
Earthworms, actually, act as a barometer for soil health!

Primo • first class…

April 21, 2008 · 5 Comments

…these shapes and colors began to breath and grow.
They were the first flowers and thus began the "primeval gardens."

And in these gardens appeared a fearless and "primitive" form of life.
It was long, pink and soft, silently moving around and ever so graceful…
…a PRIMO creature!

"Mud Pie IV" • Lisa Rivas © 2008
Earthworms are "decomposers", they break things down into valuable
nutrients that can be used by other plants and animals.