How to Build an Owl

How To Build an Owl

    1. Decide you must.

    2. Develop deep respect
    for feather, bone, claw.

    3. Place your trembling thumb
    where the heart will be:
    for one hundred hours watch
    so you will know
    where to put the first feather.

    4. Stay awake forever.
    When the bird takes shape
    gently pry open its beak
    and whisper into it: mouse.

    5. Let it go.

By Kathleen Lynch

via Swiss Miss

Two Tune Tuesday -- Going Country

Two of my current favorites...



"Funny how a melody sounds like a memory, like a soundtrack to a July Saturday night."



I love songs like this, with that sort of building lyric. Still, this one really makes me long for summer. I can't wait.

Bloom.

Am thinking about doing some flower beds and landscaping in my yard. I LOVE flowers and plants and it will be hard to figure out the best combinations. I have to reign it in. Start small.

But here are a few of my favorite flowers just the same.

honeysuckle, pansies, tiger lilies, snapdragons, dahlia, yarrow, daffodil, shasta daisies, gerber daisies, lilies of the valley, dahlia, sunflowers, orchids, lady slippers, peony, tea roses, wildflowers, tulips, lilacs, baby's breath, hydrangea, baby's breath, gladiolas, bachelor's buttons, crocuses.