Today the maillady brought me the most wonderful box. Inside it were three super presents from Nate Mathews and his dad Roger. In the middle of June, Nate and his sister, Elizabeth, drove to Cody from Cheney, KS to pick up a baby golden eagle, CHOOY. She was joining the educational birds at Eagle Valley Raptor Center. Because it was too hot for the airlines to ship her they decided to make the 15 hour drive here and then drive back. They stayed long enough to go to the BBHC and watch some of the Powwow being held that weekend.
Okay, to the presents....First thing is a most beautiful hood for a male golden eagle. Nate did all the work and as you can see it's gorgeous. The eye patches are made of red (my very favorite color) lizard skin. It will NOT be hung with my other hoods, this one will have a special storage place.
Second is a pair of stunning silver earrings with red coral and silver feathers hanging down. Roger Mathews makes not only silver and gold jewelry but stained & beveled glass for doors and panels and also makes pottery. The whole family appears to be very artistic. (see links)
Lastly is something I'll always treasure. It's a hand woven basket that belonged to Nate's grandmother and as you can see, is in the shape of a chicken. I will use this for gathering the beautiful multicolored eggs from my 35 hens. This has been a stupendous day, thanks Nate and Roger.
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