Evie the Egret.
Evie was the cutest egret
you ever will have met.
The way her big blue eyes were set
was in a way you couldn’t forget.
Evie’s fluffy feathers, even when they were wet,
created the most fantastic egret silhouette.
Evie was a part of an all-girl egret quartet
where she was featured playing the alto clarinet.
The other girls, whose names were Annette and Suzette,
played backup to the leader, a brunette named Claudette.
Evie was known to fret
and sometimes get upset
because her name wasn’t Yvette
or maybe even Paulette.
But Evie didn’t long regret
for it was silly to be upset
when you really were the cutest little egret
from the U.S. to Tibet.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Evie the Egret is another in a series of paintings and poems I am working on for a new children’s book. This new book will be kind of special because it will feature characters that are based on the grandchildren of my best friends. Evie is the first grandaughter of my bestie, Jill, and the second child of Jackie, my McHendy daughter, who first inspired me to start this blog.
I have two more special surprise characters to create before I begin putting this book together, so look for them in upcoming posts.
Prints and greeting cards of all of these paintings are available in our McKinneyX2Designs Etsy shop, where you can also order a customized painting and poem of or for someone dear to you.
so cute, i love this whole series of yours )
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Thanks Beth!
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Awe, so cute! Your book is going to be wonderful!❤️
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Thanks Mary! I’m looking forward to creating the next few.
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Jodi, I look forward to seeing them!😄
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Fun series. 🙂
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Thanks Kathy!
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Lovely
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Evie the egret could be another fine edition to a children’s book some time in the future, Jodi. I love your cute creation.
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Thanks so much Peter!
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I suspect
That our egret will soon see
There is no regret
In her lovely sprightly name Evie.
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☺️❤️
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Do I love Evie? You bet!
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☺️😉👍❤️
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Your characters and poems are so darling! Your book is going to be precious!
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Thanks so much PJ! ☺️
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It is going to be a fun, darling book!
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I wondered who was going to be next in the animal/bird parade…Evie is the perfect addition to your new book.
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Thanks Sharon! ☺️
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Evie is another adorable character in your series! You are so talented! Can’t wait for the book!
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👍😉☺️❤️
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These fellas keep getting cuter and cuter!
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Aww. Thanks Lenore! I sure am enjoying creating them. ☺️
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I love Evie and can’t wait to meet her friends. Good luck with the book.
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Thanks carol!
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Such sweetness. Good luck getting your book together. I’m sure it will be awesome (and I will be one of your eager customers). 📖 📚
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How sweet! Thanks Carol! ☺️
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Evie is darling! Each time I think you can’t get cuter with your animals and rhymes but yet you do!! 🙂
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Aww. Thanks C! It is so much fun!! ☺️❤️
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That’d the best way to write, having fun with it! 🙂
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Jodi, I love Evie! Your talent painting eyes is so perfect! Well, painting creative animals is perfect too! 🎶📚 Christine
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Aww. Thanks so much Christine! ☺️
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Jodi you must dream poems! Another winner!! I love all the egret names 😂
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Lol. It is on my mind a lot lately🤪
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Your cute characters continue to become alive! Evie is a sweetheart!
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Thanks Gary!
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Oh, Jodi, Evie is fabulous!! Love those eyes and your sweet poem! You are so good at these rhymes… they give me a smile every time!! 😊🙃😁
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I’m so glad! 😁
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Love his eye and chubby body. So cute!
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Thanks!! ☺️
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Just the smile I needed today! (K)
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🙂
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Lovely Jodi…
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I suspect Evie will like her namesake very much! And how fun that you chose to make her an egret…we just returned from a week in Florida where we saw many of the real thing!
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Thanks Ann! hope you had a nice time!
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Evie is as cute as she can get,
Those lovely eyes, no one can forget.
This awesome book of yours is all set
To make new records, I bet.
Loved the picture and the poem .
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OMG! Love it! 🙂 ❤
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Oh my gosh – ADORABLE!! I definitely want to get a copy of your book! Can you have an egret named Violet (my sweet granddaughter)…? It rhymes too! Grand baby #3 is due in July so I might order a painting for him/her. They’re going old school and aren’t going to find out until the baby’s born!
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Oh AGMA – how exciting! I love the old-fashioned names that have become popular again! Isn’t being a grandma just the BEST! How exciting to get to wait for a surprise!!! ❤
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