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My friend Helen sent me this bird-garland. She used cotton string and old maps for the birds themselves. They are currently flying along my kitchen window and cheering up jobs I do underneath them such as the dishes, or making soup. They also cheer up that eyes-half-closed-shock-of-the-morning feeling I have most days at 7am.  I love them.

In the paper the other day, I saw this quote which seemed rather obvious at first, but has stayed with me since. It's not particularly deep or philosophical and I can't remember who it was credited to, or in what context, and yet:

It's taken me a long time to realise that the purpose of being alive is to enjoy it.

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11 responses to “bird bunting”

  1. sandra Avatar

    Thank you for writing such a beautiful and peaceful post. It has made my morning

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  2. Ella Avatar

    Beautiful birds, and a perfect reminder 🙂

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  3. bella.leslie@gmail.com Avatar
    bella.leslie@gmail.com

    Love that quote. Thank you!

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  4. Jennie Avatar

    Such a wonderful quote.x

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  5. Emily Avatar

    So pretty and a lovely quote 🙂

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  6. Ellen Avatar
    Ellen

    Oooooh….birds! How lovely!

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  7. Eliane Avatar
    Eliane

    Thanks for the quote. Sometimes I forget that!

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  8. Sera Avatar
    Sera

    Lovely! I might have to make some for my kitchen window too 🙂 Next time I’m home I’ll try to find an old map 😉 then I’ll have a wee bit of NZ flying through my kitchen.
    I love that quote! It took me quite some time to realise that too 😉
    Sera

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  9. Lindsay Elliott Avatar
    Lindsay Elliott

    Any chance she has a pattern for these birds? I love that they look like swallows flying!

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