It is slow this work of mine at the moment – it takes practise and steady hands and a calm heart!
Natural found treasures collected on walks – this tiny empty snail shell has markings in deep dark wine reds, a mother of pearl shining top, chalky white and a kind of blue/grey/ green – I turn it between my fingers. Carried home tenderly in my pocket and then my little drill made a perfect hole for the needle to go through. The crochet flowers are in a duck egg blue and sometimes there is much undoing before they are formed..
This morning we woke to sheet lightening and thunder, the charcoal grey clouds heavy and full. As I watched the storm pass, the clouds lightened to soft white and a pale blue tinted the sky. Tonight is a full moon…
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