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Gnome Birdhouse Carvings By Monte- About Us
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Artisan and Master Carver, Monte Spinker was born in West
Dundee, Illinois. He moved to Texas in 1998 and now resides in the Cedar
Creek Lake area. It is approximately 1 hour southeast of Dallas.
Monte has been woodcarving for approximately 16 years. He
does numerous things, but the birdhouses have brought him the most
recognition. He created these birdhouses in 1998 and copyrighted them in
1999. To this day, he is creating new faces.
Throughout the Germanic world, there is a belief in
house-ghosts. These wights are called by many different names -- nissen in
Denmark, tomten in Sweden, tussen in Norway, kobolds in Germany, among
others -- but they all seem to be of the same sort.
The chief role of these kobolds is to take care of the house
and its surrounding land. In rural households, they make sure bread rises,
the cream turns to butter in the churn, the cows are well fed, and the
fieldwork is successful. Today, most of them have different ways of
looking after their families they follow. House-ghosts make sure your keys
and glasses are where you can find them, that the house wiring is safe,
and generally that things go as they ought. They help with cleaning and
garden work, they are annoyed with lazy people, but make things easier for
the hard worker.
The house-ghost is particularly responsible for bringing
good luck to the household, sometimes by stealing it from other
households. These house-ghosts work tremendously hard as long as they are
appreciated, and ask little in return -- a plate of porridge and a glass
of beer every Thursday, with a share of feast food on holy days, will
usually keep them very happy indeed! They are also fond of whole milk,
though not skimmed, which will make them most unhappy because they think
you are stingy with them. House-ghosts do not understand about
cholesterol.
It is a German custom to have carved kobold-figures in one's
home. Such a figure will serve as a dwelling place for the house-ghost,
before which his food and drink may be placed. If you have no house-ghost,
such a figure like a Bird Buddy birdhouse, could be well used as the focus
for a rite to call one to you. He is particularly responsible for bringing
good luck to the household and keeping evil spirits
away. | ©Year 1999, Owner, Monte Spinker. All rights reserved. All material on this Website, including text, photographs, graphics, code and/or software, are protected by international copyright and trademark laws. Unauthorized use is not permitted. You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit or distribute, in any manner, the material on this Website.
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Support The Registry of Nature Habitats - Buy Conservation Credits For purchasing Conservation
Credit(s) You will receive a copy of the John Audubon Multimedia
CD A replica of the complete
(1840-1844) James Audubon's
Birds of America
You will also receieve a bluebird
house for each Conservation Credit purchased and a 20% off coupon to be used on
the A Bird's Home website!
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Statement
The Registry of Nature Habitats is
dedicated to the preservation of land that, over time, has been a
site and home for complex ecosystems. The Registry advocates
preservation of these lands and its inhabitants, environmental
education for community individuals and groups, and nurturing of
these lands through restoration in order to conserve its
natural resources for future generations.
Preserve
The Registry of Nature
Habitats manages critical habitat, consisting of wetland,
lowland, upland, forest and stream habitat, providing a home
to wildlife species and plant species. As part of
the mission to preserve these lands and its inhabitants,
the Registry will continue to contract with owners
of ecologically sensitive land as it becomes
available.
Educate
The Registry of Nature Habitats is
a "teaching ground," able to provide hands-on, interpretive learning
experiences in areas such as ecology, botany, wildlife science, and
geology, as well as the arts and humanities. The
educational mission of The Registry of Nature Habitats is
to teach an understanding and appreciaton of the environment,
the invaluable lesson of land stewardship of our natural resources,
and to expand the general knowledge of this habitat through
scientific research. This will be accomplished through a
year-round experiential, interactive approach, along
with onsite and outreach activities including providing
educational material both on this website, on media and through
educational seminars. An on-site facility is in the
design phase, which will house classrooms and an administrative
space.
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Through several restoration
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activities, the Registry is nurturing much land back to
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bio-diversity. Renewable
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Promote the use of
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training, workforce development, research, and project facilitation.
The Registry supports clean energy development and energy
conservation as the means to protect the environment, enhance
public health, and save our nature
habitats.
Conservation
We seek to educate people and provide innovative
solutions that will help build a clean, more efficient world, by
reducing energy consumption in a prudent way that does not
threaten the natural balance that supports all
life.
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