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TC and Co couldn't believe there was no snow in Canada!! |
I am very excited to share with you that TC and Co. are visiting us in Victoria last week. I had put my name down about a couple of years ago to host and paint TC, The Traveling Chicken and I was very happy a few weeks go when I got the email that saying they were on the way. I was a bit nervous as this is a really well-traveled chicken and I wanted to make sure he felt at home. TC has been to India, every state in the United States, UK, France, Hungary, Greece, Netherlands, Scotland, Canada and more. They were actually thrilled to get here after being detoured due to to snow storms in the US (the itinerary was North Carolina, Florida, Toronto, Vancouver and finally Victoria). They were relieved to be able to get out of the box and stretch a bit after such a long trip.
Now, they confessed they were a bit nervous about coming to Canada in the winter time, after all, Canada IS ice and snow right? Well.... Were they surprised or what??!?!? All they kept saying as they looked out my kitchen window was: "Where is the snow??????" I shared with them that they have actually come to the "tropics" of Canada. We ARE on a "small island in the Pacific" after all. True. Vancouver Island in the Pacific North West. We haven't had any snow here this year, snowdrops are long gone, daffodils are up and there are flowers everywhere! I think they like it here!
They posed for me for a short while so I could just do a quick sketch and blind contour drawings. They promised to pose longer at some point this week.
Please visit TC's blog if you are interested in his whole story and travel log: The Traveling Chicken
Please visit TC's blog if you are interested in his whole story and travel log: The Traveling Chicken
Maybe you can host them??
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Estoy muy contenta de contarles que TC y Compañia están de visita en Victoria esta semana pasada. Hace dos años que puse mi nombre en una lista para alojar y pintar a TC, el Pollo Viajero y me alegró mucho cuando recibí el email diciendo que estaban en camino. Estaba también un poco nerviosa ya que este pollo es de mundo y quería quese sintiera cómodo en nuestra casa. TC ha ido a India, todos los estados en EEUU, el Reino Unido, Francia, Hungría, Grecia, Holanda, Escocia, Canada y más! Ellos estaban felices de haber llegado despues de desvíos por tormentas de nieve en EEUU, (el itinerario fue Carolina del Norte, Florida, Toronto, Vancouver y finalmente Victoria). Estuvieron muy aliviados de haber podido salir de la caja y estirarse después de un viaje tan largo.
Ellos me confesaron que estaban un poco preocupados por venir a Canadá en el invierno, ya que Canadá es todo hielo y nieve, no? Qué sorpresa que se llevaron!!! Lo único que decían sin parar mirando afuera de la ventana de mi cocina era: ¿y dónde está la nieve??? Les conté que en realidad ellos han venido a los "trópicos" de Canadá. Sí, estamos en una "pequeña Isla en el Pacifico". Es verdad. La Isla de Vancouver en el Noroeste Pacifico. No hemos tenido nada de nieve este año, las campanitas ya hace rato que se acabaron, los narcisos están a pleno y hay flores por todos lados! Me parece que les gusta estar acá.
Posaron un rato para que yo hiciera unos bosquejos, me prometieron posar por más tiempo en algún momento esta semana.
Pueden visitar el blog de TC para su gran historia y viajes. El Pollo Viajero. Tal vez alguno de uds, amigos artistas pueden alojarlo???
Thanks for the chuckle Marcella!
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure Tracey! I was chuckling myself as I was typing :)
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