Gemstones & Jays ...

Years  ago, my daughter gave me the gift of these lovely ornamental gemstones along with a small velvet bag filled with beads from Zimbabwe.

Knowing how much I love birds, they reminded her of eggs, so she knew I would love them too ♥

Each gemstone has a tiny little numbered tag so I know their proper name.

With some of the beads

I created bracelets

and a few

found their way nestled into nests

as charms.

I love creating nests ...

be it my own {hOMe}

on paper

and with metal

speaking of nests ...

we have 2 blue jays nesting nearby

over the weekend, we spotted them in our garden

and filled up one of our specialty feeders with nuts

sadly, the squirrels spent more time at the feeder than the poor jays

who only managed to get a few before they were ALL gone

so this morning, as soon as I spotted them in the garden

I gave them a bag of almonds I had :-)

and sat on the deck with my coffee and camera.

To thank me,

they came back and forth until each and every almond was gone,

keeping me laugh with their funny antics

and making me happy with a few photos ♥