Day 4963: My logo story & Kiwi chicks.

"Me": junk collage.(j.long)

  

                                                                       

  

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This is the part of my daily blog that usually gets completed last. I never know ahead what it will be. Sometimes I find artwork by other artists that I love and want to share. Sometimes it is whatever is going on that day, or recently. Today I was at a loss, but happened to look at an old business card, I only have a few left and see no need to order more.

But, I remembered that there is a story to the logo the I used for many years. Many decades ago I took a collage class one evening in Santa Ana. I sat next to friend and terrific artist, JaniceLowry which made the class even more fun. Out instructor was Randi Feuerhel-Watts. She gave us a magazine and we were to collage using it. Mine turned out as above. I told Janice that it was me as I would look at 75? We both laughed. I am now 84 with more lines, but less make-up. The former mayor of Santa Ana bought this piece, but I retained the rights to use it as a logo.

A kiwi chick enters the world with survival reserve.

Inside its body is an unusually large yolk sac, a nutrient store that can sustain the chick for several days after hatching. Kiwi eggs are among the largest in proportion to body size of any bird, averaging about 15–20% of the female’s weight, with some descriptions noting roughly one-fifth of her body mass.

That enormous reserve allows the chick to develop far more fully before hatching than many other birds. When a kiwi chick emerges, it is already feathered and strong enough to begin life with a surprising degree of independence. It is not usually fed by the adults at first, because the yolk reserve continues nourishing it as it gains strength.

For about a week, and sometimes up to ten days, the chick may not need to eat at all. As the yolk is absorbed, the young kiwi begins probing and foraging on its own, starting a life that is remarkably self-reliant from the beginning. A kiwi sends them into the dark with everything they need for their first steps.

 

  

 

A 4+ minute video,  Late mosquito, here.

 

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