Saturday, November 22, 2008

pIECES Of oUR daY

As the brittle and stark days of winter leave trees bare against granite skies. Emmy captures the last blinking glimpses, lingering gazes and fading traces of Autumntime.
Here is our day through her eyes.
With the pictures she found.
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A sycamore leaf surfaces from the birdbath.

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Early morning shivers, blue and crisp as any day in early spring might.
Clouds rustle against the trembling edges of emerald green Bayleaves.
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Details, flutter, pause, wonder, glint. Unassumingly. Washing the days in their own colours. Defining the hours, with their own outlines.





As afternoon wanes, birds chirrup amongst the naked branches of a sycamore tree.

Emmy's candle made of the leftover's of candles, a glass ramakin, some essential rose oil and... Glitter...of course! Will it be lit today? Or saved for tommorrow :0)

Books undercovers! A few favourites ready for an evening read with little ones.

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Lot's of "helpers" making a mess, *ahem* I mean a set of birdfeeders of course!

And here is what you will need, so Emmy tells me:

  • 2 and a half cups of wild bird seed.
  • half a cup of raisins
  • 1 packet of lard
  • Lots of wiggly. wriggly messmakers!
  • 4 sturdy twigs donated by a kindly nearby tree
  • 8 pieces of garden string
  • A dust pan and brush and a nice big bowl of soapy water for the floor afterward ;0)
One last picture to share as the pieces of our day scatter gently to the earth like the last of the Autumn leaves. ~

9 comments:

  1. What a wonderful day you must have had! Good evening to you! Cathy

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  2. You take such gorgeous photos.

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  3. do you just mix it all up and put it on a string?

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  4. We mix it all up and put it on one of the twigs. Cool it in the fridge and then hang it on the tree using the garden string. I'll take a better picture of it tommorrow if that would help lol! You can just use the halves of coconut shells too and hang them up with a wire onto the branches
    :0)

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  5. Beautiful. . .full of His bounty and blessing!

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  6. Just beautiful Suzy...

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  7. The photos you take Suzy are really very good - and the close-up ones show everything in such detail.

    We have a bird feeder but we're not as creative as you - but it's still lovely to watch the birds and how quickly they discover the food - and how clever they are at balancing on things in order to get at it.

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  8. sigh ~ lovely. We love the world through Emmie's eyes.

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  9. I was trying to tell my nephew and niece about homemade bird feeder recipes.
    This looks perfect. Thanks.
    And the pictures are outstanding.

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