Saturday 4 May 2024

Weekend Post - Geese by Mary Oliver

Hi Everybody!

Here's wishing us all a happy and restful weekend. Or an exciting weekend for those who prefer it. I just know I had a busy week and am looking forward to sleeping, reading and painting. And I have some sweet potatoes and want to make some fries with them - yummy!

I have another piece for our poems challenge at AJJ, this time with a poem by Mary Oliver. The photos of the geese are from me, and the background was handpainted. I used various offcuts of card and a textile daisy. This is a poem I like very much:


And the geese inspired me to show lots of photos of various birds. Living near the Rhine and several small streams and lakes we have a wide variety of water fowl:











These were taken at a moated castle nearby, I love the reflections:




Blackbird singing in the dead of night....








Yesterday it poured all day, with thunder and lighting as well. I was happy I could stay home:



Some thinkies / funnies (especially for Erika and Jeanie and other bookworms):





Have a great weekend, take care, 
And thanks a lot for coming by!

Thursday 2 May 2024

Birds and More

Hi Everybody!

Today I am sharing my Thursday / Friday post, beginning with a Tag meant for Pinky's challenge about birds at Tag Tuesday. I hope to see lots of you joining in and having fun with us. This is the purple picker bird, so called because it feeds on everything in this colour range:


And some  of 'my' birds:



The herons haunt the little stream next to the house:


One of my balcony visitors:








And yes, David, the Canada Geese love it here:




And I have another piece for our new challenge at AJJ, and this one is all about me:



A mix of photos and some pieces from David Zinn:









On Friday I will be linking to Nicole's FFO and Gillena's AFFF

Have a great day, take care,
And thanks a lot for coming by!
Hugs!