On a lovely June afternoon earlier this week Lancelot and I escaped from the studio to go birdwatching.
Waiting for the Hummingbirds
Hoping to encourage the hummingbirds, Lancelot tweets a bird's eye view map of his garden with the feeders in place.
Counting The Days
Counting the days till the Hummingbirds appear. Wilfred crosses off the days while Lancelot follows their progress on the map. Perhaps another month or so until the first birds appear. Time to start planning their annual "welcome back" garden party.
Founder's Day Parade
Founder's Day Parade - in spite of everything, the annual parade still takes place. Admittedly, there are fewer spectators this year.
Lancelot to the rescue again
That annoying little chap Cupid always left things to the very last moment. Lancelot and co help out with some last minute dedications....Here Lancelot is using a practice calligraphy sheet from Maybelle Imasa to help Cupid.(He has been taking her online classes.)
Getting Around in the Snow
With the snow several feet deep here in places, Lancelot has had to take to his skis to get around. For long distances tho he may call an elephant taxi ( more reliable than the local service who have been known to object to prickles in the back seat). You may want to download the new ZOGO app yourself. NB Editor's note- zo is the Japanese for elephant.
Giant Snow Squirrel
Joining the ice fishermen on the river, the Squirrel Interns decide to organize a Winter carnival. A giant snow squirrel, more than 20 feet high, is the main attraction but others are planned for the coming weekend.
Lancelot and Agile at the start of Santa Con 2014
Early Saturday. Lancelot and Agile greet fellow Santas at the start of Santa Con 2014.
Sensible Lancelot
Wisely avoiding the Christmas rush, Lancelot prepares a site information map to help Santa Claus land correctly. Hopefully no more parking tickets this Christmas Eve.
Happy Thanksgiving with Lancelot
So nice to see Lancelot over the Thanksgiving weekend. He was in excellent form.
Getting Ready
Halloween is one of the highlights of Lancelot's year. A festival of feasting and costumes that brings out the creative genius of everyone in the Design Studio. The pumpkins are carved and lit in preparation.
Bird Watching
Thrilled to meet up in Maine recently. Lancelot was kind enough to share some great bird watching tips with me and I actually saw my first ever Loon. Yeah
Firefly watching
On warm summer evenings Lancelot and Agile loved to watch the fireflies.
Choosing a birthday cake at the Wayne Thiebaud Bakery.
July is an extremely busy month especially as there are so many family birthdays to celebrate. Sadly Agile is too busy to be able to bake a cake for Grandma this year so Lancelot very kindly offered to choose one from the all time best bakery in the world. The Wayne Thiebaud Cake shop. Whatever Lancelot chooses will be delicious.
Part time help, multi tasking
During the Summer months, Lancelot often takes on extra help to cover for Summer vacations. Although the Squirrel Interns are officially part of the team, there are always a lot of small, loose ends to take care of. This year Lancelot decides to try out an Octopus who came highly recommended for his multi tasking abilities. This should hopefully give Lancelot time to recharge his creative energy.
Celebrations
So much to celebrate in May: the end of Winter, the safe return of the Humming Birds, the almost start of Summer. The Design Studio celebrates with an early Memorial Day Garden Party.
Back at work again
After a very busy week at Hedgecon, Santa Fe, the team is back and hard at work.
Getting Ready
With only 24 hours to go before their departure for the annual Hedgecon Santa Fe. Wilfred was having a hard time deciding on a choice of hat The squirrel interns try to advise discreetly.
Cherry Blossom Viewing
Agile admires the fragile beauty of the Cherry Blossom while Lancelot is moved to compose a short poem.
Lancelot tries to help
Seeing me struggle with my calligraphy, Lancelot kindly offers a few helpful suggestions. Is there nothing that Hedgehog can not do?
