I got a wonderfull surprise last week when B came home from his art class, bearing a box with three nests and some eggs in it! His marvellous teacher had told him to "take them home so Fiona can photograph them"!
And that is exactly what I did.
The eggs are a mix of chicken eggs and quail eggs and don't belong to the actual nests themselves, but they do look lovely within them.
Here follows a bunch of photos in all sorts way in celebration of nests (and birds, and feathers, and eggs).
The final ones are taken using the app that the square point of sale device which we use recommends for taking shots of items for retail online shops...interesting and slightly ethereal.
Deep sigh. They are such glorious things. So clever, so remarkable, so robust.
Such delightful things, nests... so much contained, literally and figuratively in these small vessels. I also love that scrap of fabric, so random and yet providing a link of man to nature, a connection that somehow makes the nest even more resonant of our own need for a safe haven. Another beautiful post Fiona.
ReplyDeleteAren't they just the most beautiful and remarkable things? I think I could ponder nests for a very long time. So much work, so delicate, yet robust. Such intricate weaving - the knowledge and skill! Ahhhh they are just marvels and I feel honoured to be able to observe them sometimes.
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