Over the years I have had the great privilege of acquiring carvings of astounding detail.

Currently here at Bearfort Lodge hidden in plain sight amongst the logs for the joy of discovery are numerous songbirds carved by Dave and Pam Berari. So far here at the Lodge you will find wrens, chickadees, nuthatches, warblers, blue birds, titmouse, cardinals, robins and a few others.

Meandering through the lodge you may suddenly spy a marsh wren perched or a nuthatch clinging to a log. Many a visitor have taken delight in the discovery.

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I am the proud owner of a hand made birch bark canoe - this amazing piece of craftsmanship and artistry was skilled by John Lindman the owner and creator of the Bark Canoe Store.

The canoe he created for me is a traditional and historically correct Algonquin hunting canoe, a 14′ birch bark masterpiece - exquisite in every detail.

Lear more about building a birch bark canoe

When I was on my travels recently I stumbled into and artisan creating prairie style tiles. I saw so many beautiful tiles - makes me want to go out and get a bungalow so that I can use them *grin*. Ahh perhaps the next project.

I have always loved the craftsman style home, prairie style, the bungalow. Being a frequent visitor and avid reader of Houseblogs.net I have had peeks of some absolutely beautiful bungalows and enjoyed both reading about and seeing the work that people are doing in their renovations. I have posted links to some of the sites that I have been following in the side bar.

Read and see more photos of craftsman tile

Sitting on the back deck, having a cup of coffee and enjoying the morning garden, I noticed that a new wren has taken residency in my most treasured birdhouse. This was a gift years ago from the folks at songbirdlady.com.

This is the second wren to occupy and feather the nest this year. This little terracotta and copper nest swaying gently above the columbine has fledged many a wren families over the years but this is the first time I’ve had two in one year.

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