Monday moments ...

I was quietly sitting at my kitchen table this morning, sipping tea and writing out my morning's to-do list, when out of the corner of my eye I spotted the woodpeckers.

While this is nothing new ... they visit the suet baskets many times a day ... I had never seen them feed their babies ♥

The window blinds were only pulled half way up and I knew that pulling them all the way up would scare the woodpeckers away so I left them as they were.  I had a kitchen chair blocking most of my view, but my camera was at hand, so I didn't want to miss the opportunity to at least try and get a picture. 

Like baby Woodie I felt happy & content.

On our weekend walk, I came across this beautiful Hawk feather .

yes

♥

I thought what a beautiful smudging feather it would make.

We have large patches of Artemesia growing in our garden. The initial few sprigs were gifted to me in the early 90's... and have spread rapidly over the years.

I will make some bundles & let them dry.

I found this beautiful piece at a charity shop.  I think it was originally a tiny frame, although the back was missing. There was something so lovely about it that I had to buy it. 

Artemesia ~ Artemis ~ Goddess of wilderness & woods who traveled the woods in the company of dogs.

The piece was found years ago, and I still have not filled it.  I thought of maybe using it to hold a little pressed flower, or clover . I found a 4-leaf clover in our garden shortly after our Lab Bentley passed. He had a favourite spot in our garden and I was thinking of him, looked down and there it was. I have that clover framed next to my studio desk {now yellowed, faded and paper thin}.

You never know what treasures will be bestowed upon you ♥