NOW AVAILABLE! Karen has written and illustrated a children’s book, NORTH PARK ABC’s. It can be purchased at the Green Otter Gallery in Walden (970-723-3323) or by contacting Karen at 970-723-4708. It is a paperback book measuring 8 1/2” square, and sells for $14 (plus postage). The original artwork for the illustrations is available for purchase for $150 each. These original watercolor/ink resist paintings measure 12” square. They have a 3” white mat with a black core, and are unframed. Framed, under glass, with a 3/4 inch black “rustic” frame, they are $250.
North Park ABC’s Book
A is for Antelope
B is for Bears
and Badgers and Beavers .....
C is for Cougar, so stealthy and strong
D is for Deer who are here all year long
E is for Elk and for Eagles, both kinds
F is for Fox who eats mice that he finds.
G is for Groundsquirrels that run across roads ...- they’d be so much safer inside of their holes!
H is for Hawks over Haymeadows green.
I is for Ice fishing - what a cold scene! Sold
J is for Jays, both Stellar and Gray.
K is for Kestrels who eat rodents all day.
L is Least Weasel, more fierce than he seems.
M is for Moose in the willows and streams.
N is the North Platte, whose source is up here. It’s coveredd with ice for half of the year.
O is for Otters who swim in the creeks.
P is Pine martin, it’s Pine squirrels he seeks.
Q is Quilts made when the church ladies meet. They’re pretty to look at and help us to sleep.
R is for Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep. SOLD
S is for Sage grouse that strut in the spring. SOLD
T is for Trout and the Tourists they bring.
U is for Utes who were here long ago.
They hunted the bison and deer with their bow.
V is for Varying hare, white or brown. SOLD
W is Wolves and Walden, our town.
X is for eXcellent hunting in fall.
Y: Yellow-bellied marmots, who whistle ...
Z is the Zirkels looking over us all -
The furry and feathered, the large and the small.