Category: Quirkiness

Quirkiness – Scavenged Bamboo and the Digeridoo

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Last week as I was walking the neighborhood, I found some pieces of green and aged bamboo. Someone had cut them and discarded them as refuse. Hmmmmm….I have paid for bamboo stakes. I picked them up and carried them for the fifteen minute walk back to my house. I guess that is one of the “Quirky” aspects of this post. I have always been a scavenger, finding pleasure in turning discards into treasure or useful items.

I found out later that my nephew knows how to make an Australian instrument out of the green bamboo. It is called a digeridoo. I located a few videos on Youtube; I’ve embedded one here if you are interested in viewing. I find it quite an amazing and quirky talent to be able to bring such beautiful tones and rhythms out of a simple piece of bamboo.

A digeridoo is easy to construct. Click here: How to make a DIGERIDOO

Quirkiness – Tree Brooches

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Sometimes it’s impossible to keep my quirkiness in check. In those moments my backyard often becomes the recipient of my unique ideas. I’ve been “pinning” my trees as if they are fraternity pledges…adding little ornaments to the ivy that climbs their rugged trunks. Brass mirrors attached to the trees at my grandson’s eye level add a sweet touch of whimsy and magic to the yard.