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6/30/2013 9:36:06 PM

Coyote Attack in my own back yard!

Gabriele Baber / Comment on this


this has been a sad week for us. Last Friday around 7 am I had let my little chihuahua Lola out to go potty, in our fenced back yard.. In the time it took to grab my shoes nex to the coach and tie my shoe, a coyote had her I. It's grip. She had her for only seconds. This was 15 feet from my patio door, on the lawn in my back yard. Thank God I was right there to scare it away! Lola would certainly not had a chance of survival. We has been through a surgery to repaid the internal damage, and is not in recovery. She has a tou road ahead of her but hopefully, she will pull through. Today for the first time since Friday's attack, she ate some food. It was good to see. Small dogs such as this usually don't survive coyote attacks. She was lucky to even have a chance. What concerns me is where is the next victim going to be? What if this week, I had had once of my grand babies at the house, and had left them sit ours idle while I filled up a coffee cup..and perhaps a small child fall victim... Please, don't think that just because you live in a rural neighborhood, a regular housing tract with a standard fence on the perimeter, that your pet is safe. They are not. Please be careful. You do not want to experience what I did with my Lola. I am just glad I was not out of the room or out of earshot..she would. Ist certain have perished right then. Let's hope she pulls through. Read More

6/9/2013 6:00:45 PM

Idylwild plein air event....

Gabriele Baber / Comment on this

Hi all

Not much time to post, but thought I would let you know that I won and honorable mention at the Idylwild Plein air event this weekend. I got some nice comments from the Judge, Rich Stergulz about my use of warm and cool colors, and also a few tips of what he was looking for and missing in my painting. The winners were all looser than my work, so this week, I am going to work on shapes, simplifying, and brush work..Thanks Rich, for the tips.

This coming week will be busy. prepping for the San Clemente plein air that begins on the 15th, (As well as the Ralph Love Plein Air, that same week.)  so this week while I am out at the beach all week, on family "business" I will be taking some time to "study" on small paintings. I will be posting on my facebook, so be sure to check that out.

Be sure to check out, gabriele.baber for postings.

Oh nearly forgot a good thing...The Living Room Gallery in Idyllwild will be hanging my work for now. Let's all hope that something sells, so that perhaps he takes more of my work in the future. Thank You Living Room Gallery for taking my work!

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