operation migration lands in russellville alabama

Written By Robin Wade

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I've been attempting to catch this group during it's annual migration from Wisconsin to Florida for years.  And, today I'm happy to report that I succeeded.

They landed recently at the Russellville Alabama airport and are landlocked by weather.  Linda and I saw on their blog that they might be here, and ran down to Russellville (again this year) hoping to catch up with this amazing group.

As we pulled into the tiny airport, it was clear that they were here.  Several Operation Migration vehicles - visibly three trailers and a van.  In addition to the birds (that are always nicely protected from tourists and us media folks) one fan was visiting along with two of the pilots.

I've got a great 3 minute video of founder Joseph Duff sharing their amazing story.

operation migration lands in russellville alabama

Robin Wade
Robin Wade Furniture is a celebration of nature—a melding of a forward thinking commitment to the environment and a quiet, harmonious design aesthetic. From his "slow studio" in North Alabama, award-winning wood artist Robin Wade designs and crafts one-of-a-kind handmade furniture. Years before a piece is ready to enter a client's home or a gallery, the process begins—naturally—with the tree. Sustainably harvested, each specimen of hardwood is flitch sawn into natural-edge wood slabs, debarked by hand with a draw knife, and stacked to dry, usually for years, before the final cure in the kiln. From here, Wade and his team use both hand and power tools to bring Wade's vision to life, and then finish each piece with a hand-rubbed oil blend. Each organic furniture creation by Robin Wade Furniture balances the raw, natural beauty of environmentally, locally sourced hardwoods with minimally invasive, clean lines—a juxtaposition Wade calls both rustic and modern. “I haven’t yet found a better artist than nature,” he says.
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