I went for a walk in the back pasture. The sun glowed soft downy seeds still stuck in their pods. Maybe they’re waiting for spring before they let go.
I found a tuft of Lori’s wool on a chewed twig. I pulled it off and stuck it in my hat.
I didn’t see any birds, but spotted these mouse prints leading to the bush where berries and seeds are stored in bowl of bark. It makes me wonder if the mouse is stealing the birds stash or if they belonged to the mouse all along.
The bird who made this nest, used some of Merricat’s wool.
The sheep and donkeys are nibbling the bark off the bushes and trees in the back pasture. Their teeth marks make a chevron and they leave stands of wool behind as even more evidence that they were there.
That first photo made me think of Rumpelstiltskin spinning straw into gold. I like how birds use your sheep’s wool for nesting. Nothing goes to waste in nature.
Oh I love that Barbara! Those seeds were so silky and glowing gold. I always look at the nests around the farm to see if they have wool or donkey hair in them. Or anything else I might not have thought of. This is the first time I’ve seen the wool so prominent. I’ve seen donkey hair in smaller nests spun round and round.
I love this series Maria. It represents the interdependence of lives…the trees, the mice, the seeds, the sheep and humans. Thank you. What a lovely walk you had today.
I love that you saw that in it Maggie.
I love these photos and your observations!
Looking and seeing, it’s so much of what art is about. Life too I think.
I enjoy that sort of close looking in familiar places. The shape of the sheep’s nibble marks surprised me. When I first looked at the picture I thought a claw had swiped the bush horizontally; I saw finger-like claws.
I can see that Trish. I do love looking close and seeing what I can see.