Three Gourd Birdhouses.

I wrote a piece on drying bird house gourds and turning them into actual bird houses. Richard, a retired NYC Firefighter from Staten Island, read my piece and figured he'd give it a try with some gourds he had grown. I particularly liked his idea of using a twig as his perch and making it look like a bird’s foot. But when he decided to try etching and painting, things went to a whole new level.