Generated by Adobe Firefly at my prompts
Forget Don Juan, Kierkegaard, and Casanova – I have been seduced. By whom, you ask? None other than artificial intelligence, the smooth-talking robot of the digital age. Are you still intrigued? Stay tuned, because this story involves prompts, paintings, and a touch of humour.
You see, I have a soft spot for watercolor illustrations. So naturally I turned to artificial intelligence to conjure up the perfect image of a Black Woodpecker, Dryocopus martius. Seems simple enough, right? Wrong.
No matter how I worded my directions, the AI seemed fixated on the pileated woodpecker. I tried and I tried again, only to end up with a bizarre hybrid that looked more like Woody Woodpecker than anything else. Talk about a plot twist!
And just like that, I found myself in a dilemma. How could I justify showcasing an advanced hybrid woodpecker on my blog as a Black Woodpecker? The answer? I couldn’t. But wait, who can resist the charms of a Woody Woodpecker look-alike?
Now I sit and think: does AI know me? Does it remember that I once spun a ridiculous yarn about catching catfish? Imagine this: sailing out to sea, whistling a tune, and bonking a catfish on the head with a club. Ridiculous, right? Yet AI and I somehow seem to be cut from the same cloth – prone to tall tales and whimsical adventures.
But maybe it’s time to reassess my urges and steer clear of the seductive allure of AI. After all, there’s only so much trouble you can get into before throwing in the towel. 😊
HANNA'S WALK 
This feels slightly weird… That image looks strangely familiar, like I’ve seen it in the past week or so… Hmmm… I’m not sure if it’s telepathy or not. 🤔
Haha! Strange and inexplicable things are happening everywhere these days, and unfortunately we can’t blame AI for it all. Not yet, anyway 😊😊
Thanks, Mike!!
Hanna, you might call this “Woody, the Semi-pileated, Semi-black woodpecker of the AI Forest,” or simply enjoy it as a newly evolved creature of the watercolor realms… In any case, have fun!
Thank you so much for your comments and suggestions! Your AI Forest has given me some great ideas. I hope to implement them without any issues 😀😊
Whatever woodpecker this is, it’s gorgeous. I have never experimented with AI and doubt that I will. But this images makes me wish once again that I could paint.
Many thanks for your lovely comment, Tanja! We had a book of watercolour paintings by the Swedish artist, Carl Larsson in my childhood. There are many gaps in my memory from when I was a child, but I remember that book in many contexts 🥰
Painting with AI is fun. You should try! 😊
This is beautiful, Hanna! AI sure is going to change the world with quite the disruption!
Thanks a lot, Ab! It’s going to happen before we know it. As in next month!
Amazing what AI can assist us with!
Thanks, Mary! The latest from AI is a video of an imaginary drone flying over the Amalfi Coast in Italy, broadcasting footage of the wonderful coast hidden in the cliffs by the sea, as well as a flyover of a historic monastery also on the coast.
There is no drone, there is no overflight. It’s all imaginary, but fortunately, the Amalfi Coast exists in reality 😀😊
The Woody Woodpecker song is bouncing around in my head, Hannah. 🙂 Might as well play with AI! It’s part of our new ‘reality.’
Hi Curt, I hope the music has stopped 😀 I’m looking at the cover of the Original Cartoon Cast Album featuring Woody Woodpecker’s big orchestra. There is no lack of animals in that orchestra! 😊
My Saturday afternoon trip to the movies when I was growing up, Hanna, often included a Woody Woodpecker cartoon. That was a while ago. There were two movies, a cartoon, and a serial space opera all for $.25!
Haha! Well the AI woodpecker got me intrigued…..
Margaret, I am happy that you had a good laugh. It was contagious 😊😊