Prelude ---- to a Snowbird Nest

so pure...
    so white,
          the most beautiful creation,
                        SNOW

words cannot describe

the delicacy of one tiny little flake

falling to the ground...

so fragile~ 

one of the few redeeming 

qualities of winter is

the true and absolute beauty 

of snow~

there is nothing

so magical as looking out your window

and watching those first flurries

falling to the ground~

(this beautiful snow owl vase was created by my friend Julie Whitmore)

 

 when the snow builds up 

outside our houses,

we are enveloped inside our own warm

little nests~~

it is the time for

fuzzy slippers, a cozy blanket,

and a cup of

steaming hot cocoa~

 the snowfall is silent, 

so slow--

with a delicate whisper,

it settles upon
 the earth~

white and weightless,

the snow makes no noise~

it falls on the fields gently,

blanketing everything with its

 pure and silent

covering~ 

 "I wonder if snow loves the trees and fields...

it covers them up snug, you know

with a white quilt;

 and perhaps it says,

Go to sleep, darlings,

till the summer comes again"

-Lewis Carroll  

                           

           

sleeping softly through the day,

 never making a sound,

only waking up

when the sun goes down,

that is when little Snowbirds

come out to play~

she opens her eyes

ready to fly,

wings at the ready

on the edge of her nest...

 she flies from the forest 

into the night

her path lit by the light of the moon~

Coming next January

just in time for the winter snows...

an exciting new addition

to my Designer nest series--

 Soon to come--

the beautiful, icy, glittery, white

Snowbird nest.

~~

each little nest will come with it's own

beautiful glass

"Snowbird"

~~ 

you may reserve yours now if you wish

(there will be 30 to share)

Just keeping it real~~ 

 

I would have to pick one of the coldest days of the year

for this photo shoot!  

Took me all day to take these photos

as I could only stay outside about 10 minutes at a time!!
I think I wore 3 layers of clothes!

Are you ready for spring yet? I am so ready! --- between the cold, the icy roads, the threat of icy roads, the gray days, ---- I am desperate for sunny and warm. Sigh~

 I've been busy working on the little Woodland nests all winter, -- those of you on the list, should have heard from me by now.  Soon, I will be starting the Shabby Chic nests -- so if you are on that list -- you will hear from me soon. 

Thank you to everyone who turned out for my third "Grow Your Blog" party.  We are off and running and it has been a wonderful experience already for so many new bloggers.  There are over 300 blogs participating.  If you would like to make some new blogging friends, you are invited to visit the party list and travel the world of blogging! (the link to the party is on my sidebar).
Thank you especially to all my volunteers who helped me this year -- almost 40 people were needed to help me monitor this year's party!  So many of you have emailed me to say that your readership has grown already and some of you have actually doubled your followers!  I am so happy for the success of your blogs and that you are beginning to enjoy the rewards of blogging.
  

For the next few weeks, I am taking a little blog break --   This has been a very, very, busy winter -- with nesting, long hours spent on the blog party, and... I've had some awful something that has hung on forever ---

I'm going to take some time to feel better, to begin to work on the photos for our virtual travels to the Gaspese, and to find the sunshine...
 If you need me -- I am always here-- vboster1@windstream.net.

Love,love,

Vicki