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A French-Inspired Garden and Home by Judith Stringham

Bird Bath Blur

Monday, May 27, 2013

Birds
are free spirits
that entertain, delight, and mesmerize us.
Flying, gliding onto branches...
Swooping through the woods...
Warbling, calling to one another, and answering...
Flashing brillant, or subdued, plumage depending upon gender...

We look for ways to bring them into our lives.
Source:  The Graphics Fairy
Prints on our walls...

Dishes on our tables...


Carvings in our vignettes...

British Country Living
Displays from our magazines and books...

 Cages in our tablescapes...

 
Birdbaths in our gardens...

Little pools of water with iron birds on the side...

Perched over the water's edge...

Can it be? 
Perched over the water's edge...
A grey little friend enticed by the promise of cool water...
A drink?

No, not a drink!
A bath!
Oh, how funny this little fellow looks...
Jumping around, looking side to side, dipping his wings...
What fun to see him...bathing...
Laughter cannot be contained... 
Out loud, unbridled laughter...

Flapping, fluttering,..., then 
   furiously 
becoming a bathing blur...

Oh, little bird that 
entertained, delighted, and mesmerized me, 
making me laugh aloud, 
.........
then holding back fearful of
scaring you away.

For him, just a routine bath,
On a warm day in May.
For me, a rare glimpse of joy, 
Of a bathing blur today.

Bringing a little bird into our lives...
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White dish with bird...Grace China @ HomeGoods
Preserved boxwood @ HomeGoods
Carved wooden birds @ World Market
Birdcage @ HomeGoods
Ceramic Bird cruet @ World Market
No compensation from anyone...
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