A New Year's Wish

Getting ready to take flight from 2017 into 2018

 from my homeland to yours

 I have one wish and it's simple

 - Be happy and Be healthy. 

I wish this for everyone!

♥♥♥ 

(Spoonbills getting ready to fly in the early morning

on our wetland)

It almost could be a painting!

 

Of all the paths you take in life

make sure a few of them

are in nature!

♥♥♥

Some new eco-dyed pages and a

small  journal

created with eco-dyed silks

to share with you in the

New Year

along with some new artwork!

 

 
Thank you so much for your friendship, loyalty and kindness

with your visits and comments

 throughout the year!

It is so really appreciated by me!

I hope 2018 shines brightly for you too!

Suzy xox

Christmas Vignette

As Christmas is the time for celebrating

the birth of Christ in our home

it has also become

customary for us to celebrate

with a Christmas Vignette which I love

to prepare this time of year! 

 

There are several different events this time of year

 and

 

you may be celebrating any one of these:

Christmas Day
St. Nicholas Day
Summer or Winter Solstice
Hanukka
Boxing Day or whatever day 

 

 

 but it is a time we come 

together as family or friends

 

 

to share gifts, festive foods, beverages, good company

as well as

meeting up with old family members to party

to share stories, laughs, yarns 

 

 and often in the background are the simple reminders

with angels, candles, christmas trees and

 ornaments

 

 

 

 awakening us to the simple joys of giving and sharing

and the importance of the visitation
of the Divine to the planet earth!
♠♠♠
Wishing everybody a really Happy Festive Season
in whichever way you celebrate
and thank you so much dear friends for
your continued support in visiting my blog 
throughout the year
and
wishing you also a prosperous 
and
happy and healthy New Year!
♠♠♠
May your God Bless You!

Sincerely,  Suzy xox

Resident Swans and their Signets

As this can often be a very busy and anxious

time around preparing for Christmas

I just wanted to share

these beautiful 

images

to bring a little peace and tranquility 

to your days as you go about

planning what your Christmas Day

should really be celebrating!

 

 This pair of beautiful black swans

 

obviously felt it was time to introduce

 

their amazing offspring to us up close!

 

 

 They came right up to us and out of the water

with no fear of getting too close!

 

They are so graceful and stately in the water

and look so elegant when paddling in line!

following the direction of

their parents!

 

 I hope these gorgeous creatures signify to us

why there is no need to rush around

seeking those things which, 

in the end, are really unimportant!

May be these images help us reflect upon what really

is important this time of year - such as

serenity, peace, love and sharing friendliness

towards each other!

Happy Festive Season to each and all of you

my friends! 

xox Suzy