tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post6291094435105881429..comments2024-03-20T10:17:53.388+01:00Comments on tales from the birdhut: small miracles, continuedSaskiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-10915852186016312002014-06-19T19:59:03.609+02:002014-06-19T19:59:03.609+02:00yes Jan, the weather was good, today drizzle but h...yes Jan, the weather was good, today drizzle but hey, that's Holland. The leaf-beating results are excellent, however I do understand they probably won't last...well it's an experiment and I just have to keep on tryingSaskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-676942937656931292014-06-17T00:07:21.668+02:002014-06-17T00:07:21.668+02:00Ooooh love the ivy prints you've made! Fantast...Ooooh love the ivy prints you've made! Fantastic results. Am tempted to have a go; I've got some ivy in the garden. And it looks like you're having a lovely summer. xjanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545341224555862464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-21129182924125686852014-06-14T10:15:47.391+02:002014-06-14T10:15:47.391+02:00hi Heather and Dee, well I don't know about th...hi Heather and Dee, well I don't know about the big heart, but I do notice stuff....small creatures struggling (and big ones like us too!)<br />I am moved by these thingsSaskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-77896591220836743912014-06-13T15:43:19.776+02:002014-06-13T15:43:19.776+02:00you have such a big heart!you have such a big heart!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-38529802023002690302014-06-12T21:56:47.568+02:002014-06-12T21:56:47.568+02:00So many beautiful pictures, and that sweet little ...So many beautiful pictures, and that sweet little black furry face! If only we could protect all the creatures of the earth with such love as you have.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17188002198879523397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-52756415856432681542014-06-09T19:32:43.553+02:002014-06-09T19:32:43.553+02:00LOL Marti at the thought of you sitting there chan...LOL Marti at the thought of you sitting there chanting and pounding...and the looks on your neighbours' faces.....oh this dyeing adventrue does bring one to strange & miraculous places!<br /><br />I know Mo, to think he's complete and perfect and so small and that his life is dangerous at such a tender age.....all our lives are full of hazards of course, but at least we have parents for quite some time....again it is a question of perspective, but still encountering such a tiny toad makes me wonder and carry on pondering......Saskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-54106063251354162962014-06-09T18:17:27.164+02:002014-06-09T18:17:27.164+02:00the frisson of danger for the small one in that su...the frisson of danger for the small one in that summer light and love your evening crossroadsMo Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004208849028911104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-54557774771328484752014-06-09T18:16:48.380+02:002014-06-09T18:16:48.380+02:00When I discovered India's way of getting leaf ...When I discovered India's way of getting leaf and blossom imprints, Hapa Zome, I had to try it. At the time, we were living in a tiny town in Tennessee, quiet, Baptist town, if you get my drift. So there I was foraging for leaves to pound, nothing was safe from me, not my tomato leaves, geranium petals, etc. Large tomato leaves with so much chlorophyll were especially wonderful. Over time, I developed a rhythm to pounding and would chant as I worked. I would sit on my garage concrete floor, cloth on top of newspapers then a plastic cover over the materials on the cloth and pound away, with a small hammer.<br /><br />Did I give a thought to what I was doing in terms of the plant material, well no because it was a wonderful way to release tension and stress and the results were instant and so gratifying. Actually, I had done this on the walkway right outside my front door but the weird looks that I got from the neighbors convinced me to take it into the garage. They probably thought they had a heathen in their midst,but I'll never know if it was the pounding or my voice chanting that bothered them!<br /><br />With respect to my cloths, maybe because I was new to dyeing with cloth but the several cloths that I did in this manner, did not hold the imprint for more than a year. Still it was a good experience.Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305881181604750937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-60512754325795147612014-06-09T13:46:53.546+02:002014-06-09T13:46:53.546+02:00oh Nancy, we can only hope really.....was there a ...oh Nancy, we can only hope really.....was there a thought/emotion in his brain when I picked him up - other than terror! -<br />again a question of perspective, of scale: to a giant I would seem small, insignificant even...the giant would probably ask himself: does she have a brain? hahaSaskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-35272416243605876392014-06-09T05:48:05.258+02:002014-06-09T05:48:05.258+02:00I love seeing the verandah :)
I felt the same way,...I love seeing the verandah :)<br />I felt the same way, a long time back, when I hammered flowers. I felt like such a meany! The cloth came very fine indeed though...a nice long cloth if you choose to leave it that way. Hope the little guy made it!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185798765137874091noreply@blogger.com