Feb. 23rd, 2025

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Today is mostly sunny and cool.

I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, a flock of starlings, a tufted titmouse, and a goldfinch.

I put out water for the birds.

I found the next flat of pots that I will be filling shortly.

EDIT 2/23/35 -- I filled 18 pots in a flat. I had to put this one on the new picnic table because the old one is filling up.

EDIT 2/23/35 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 2/23/35 -- I sowed 6 pots of Gaillardia 'Firewheel' (from Siskiyou Seeds before 2025), 6 pots of Native Kansas Wildflower Grayhead Prairie Coneflower (Buffalo Seeds 2023), and 6 pots of Native Kansas Wildflower Black-eyed Susan (Buffalo Seeds 2023).

EDIT 2/23/35 -- I watered the new pots.

I am done for the night.
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Bringing picture books to life for blind and visually impaired children

For over 30 years, Living Paintings has been helping blind and visually impaired people enjoy art through touch and sound. Here, we explore the hard work involved in adapting a two-dimensional book for its readers.

Webb uses a fine sandpaper to smooth down the surface of his carvings. “The main challenge,” he says, “is carving tactile images that our visually impaired library members will find easy to follow.” Once he has completed the master artwork for Tiddler, multiple copies will be reproduced with a Thermopress machine that creates moulds and presses the shapes into heated plastic. Around 35 copies of each book will go into the Living Paintings library, which is free to join.


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