antlers

i have a  thing for antlers.

and skulls.

i really like them.

and not because are a big trend right now...

my dad grew up on a ranch, and

cattle were a daily part of his life.

but by the time i was old enough to remember,

the cattle-ranching, 
combine-driving, 
boot-wearing man 

had been replaced by my 
DAD...

the journal-keeping, 
briefcase-carrying, 
scientist.

the only visual connection i had between the

man i knew and the man he used to be

was a pair of old dusty cowboy boots,

and a cow skull.

my dad rarely wore those boots.

i think i saw him wear them

a dozen times, my entire life. 
but that cow skull was

on proud display in our family room year after year.

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i have been "on the hunt" for a pair of antlers or a cow skull

for a long time. i really wanted to put some in
my little mans room...
i searched the internet, and found these

which i completely adore, but then i found a site that

had a template where i could make my own!

so i did.

stay tuned...