New Zealand Tui

John Gerrard Keulemans was a young Dutch artist
He illustrated "Buller's Birds of New Zealand"
In the 1880's. I used his painting as a guide
To make my wool Tui
A New Zealand native bird that visits my garden.

It is for SALE Here

Cheers  Marie

Owls Owls Owls

There is a lot of Hooting going on around my little homestead

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cheers  Marie

I heard a whisper

I heard a tiny whisper in the forest
I turned and spotted this wee fellow
He said he was very happy with me
For providing all that was needed
Loving care so trees could grow
To shelter the birds
He said he often looked skyward
And was amazed at the amount
Of birds that visited my home
He told them to tell others to come

Love and light  Marie

Wonderful for Nature enthusiasts and bird lovers

One in a set of three

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A nice price of $15 each

Cheers  Marie

Wool Bird Tutorial

My new followers might enjoy a tutorial on wool bird making

I made  this awhile ago on the New Zealand Handmade site

Where I am a member

They are really nice in white wool for the Christmas festive season

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Love and Light  Marie

Busy making owls

This week I am busy making owls

They do take a bit of wool and work

But the results sure look cool

Love and Light Marie

I rather like birds

This Mother Bird is sitting on  eggs

In a nest I found on the ground

It is a rather cool wall creation

I had fun making it

I am going to make more for a Waldorf School Christmas Fair

Love and light  Marie

Walking in the bush

The area where I live used to be covered in immense Totara forests
Totara are one of the majestic forest canopy trees, that can reach up to 30 meters in height.
We went for a walk through a native bush reserve near my home and loved looking at the trees and hearing the sounds of the native Tui,Bell and Fantail birds
Oh, how do love the bush.

Cheers Marie

Staint Francis and the Birds

The sun shone down into the forest
Its golden rays created a warm yellow glow around St Francis's halo
He loved to wander in the woods and feed the birds
He always carried some breadcrumbs in his pocket
He loved listening to their sweet bird song
It filled him with joy.

Cheers and happy wanderings, Marie

cool evenings

Today was warmish, it is evening now and the day has become cooler. The wind has dropped and the early evening is still, and quiet. Dinner is over and the garden has been watered. I am thinking about birds, rainbow birds, I have come up with this idea, I have put them on etsy, have a look. "Happy days" cheers