"Mr. Loon"

Please allow me to brag a little about my little loon painting project.  I am very pleased with the way it turned out.  My 50 cent garage sale purchase from a couple years ago looks like new!  If you recall in my last post, I said I was going to try to refinish the old loon planter.  Here is the 'BEFORE':

This old planter definitely needed some work!

NOW - Here is the 'AFTER':

This is one side of the planter.  The beak isn't that messed up - it's just that you see part of the behind.

Here is the other side!

Another view

I'm no artist, but I thought the planter turned out pretty good for an amateur like me!  I tried to follow photos from this book:

This is one of the best books I know on the subject of loons.  The photos are great, and the authors have numerous articles about every aspect of loons and all the different species of loons.

Loons are definitely my favorite bird.   They are also the official state bird of Minnesota!  We have many loons around here, and every year a pair comes to Two Squaw Lake.   I love listening to them at night.  They have many different calls.  Harold and I often sit on the porch at night and just listen to their calls. 
     Anyway, my "Mr. Loon" planter is now ready to display lots of beautiful petunias this summer in the yard.