Showing posts with label autumn bird cage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label autumn bird cage. Show all posts

Sunday, December 5, 2010

And the sun sets...

... on another day.


The late afternoon sun sits so low at this time of year. I caught it right at sundown the other day, while it was sending its last beams of light through the living room window behind the caged plant...


...and the lace valance...


It gives a beautiful glow to the room as it sets. How I wish it would stay longer. I am not a fan of pitch black darkness before 5p.m. But the setting sun does put on a show with the shadows it casts on the walls at this time of year, as evidenced by the following photo of the plant, the window, and the valance.


Within a minute of taking this photo, the shadow was gone as the sun had dropped below the treetops outside the window.


In other day-to-day news, Baby continues to claim everything in the house as her own.


... including the drying rack, which is brought in a lot during this time of the year (as opposed to drying things outside where they just freeze).


Baby's nose is a bit out of joint. We have a new member of the family who I'll introduce shortly. Although it took a while (and is still an ongoing process), the animals seem to be adjusting. We've had some bumps in the road of life over the past few weeks. Nothing major and everything will be okay, but I'm sorry to say that it delayed me announcing the winner of my giveaway, which was scheduled for the day after Thanksgiving.


I asked one of my girls to pick a number (from the total number of comments) and she picked #18. So congratulations to Brenda Kula of Cozy Little House, who posted the 18th comment on my giveaway blogpost! Brenda, just email me your address and I will get your SNOW giveaway right out in the mail to you!

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving :)
Donna

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Vintage autumn birdcage....

"Autumn is a second spring when
every leaf is a flower."
Albert Camus (1913-1960)

Peek-a-boo!!! Look who's chirping hello from his nest of autumn leaves....

His cage was looking pretty sad before the autumn leaves were tucked into it, the impatiens having succumbed to the very cold temps we've been having at night.

So today, in the middle of a morning shower, I removed the 6-packs of (dead) impatiens and replaced them with sprigs of autumn leaves...


The brilliant orange is a nice contrast against the blue cage... I may not fully appreciate the colder weather of Autumn, but I am in constant awe of its beauty!


So for now, I must bid fond farewell to the colors of summer...

"Autumn is a season followed immediately by
looking forward to spring. "
(Doug Larson)
...who must have lived in New England, because I totally relate to that quotation!!
Donna