these surprises.  there are 8 of them.  began with a shred on the floor, near the chair leg.   and as soon as it was placed,  the vision of more, circling

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maybe hard to see, but that's how things of Their Kind are….

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19 responses to “Solstice”

  1. Michelle in NYC Avatar

    Oooh Grace, more creatures from shreds traveling through in their quiet way connecting things! How clever you are with these details.

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  2. Sandy Avatar

    They remind me of feathers! Glorious black & white feathers floating freely. xoxo

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  3. Michelle in NYC Avatar

    yes–perhaps grace is feathering.

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  4. Ruby Slippers Avatar

    I love these and that you found the first as a shred on the floor. They remind me of something I love – plants in my garden that suddenly sprout up in unexpected places. Volunteers they’re called. Or like the grass seeds that you talked about, blowing in and sprouting.

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  5. nance Avatar

    little things make the difference. i wonder what you will make of them. they seem burgeoning with life.

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  6. grace Forrest Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest Maestas

    i had to work in town today and was gone gone gone.
    i can barely wait till morning to look at them

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  7. grace Forrest Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest Maestas

    Sandy…i think they could remind of Anything At All…
    are just shapes…moving shapes…
    xoxo back to you

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  8. grace Forrest Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest Maestas

    what an interesting thought…what would THAT look like???

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  9. grace Forrest Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest Maestas

    YES!…that’s exactly how they came…like Volunteers…

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  10. grace Forrest Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest Maestas

    nance…it’s really true. they are really small bits
    but everything is different because of them. i am
    not intending to make anything of them, just stitch
    them in as they are…it’s their amorphousness that
    speaks…and their black and whiteness…

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  11. Nancy Avatar

    Looking at the whole of them, the grouping…they do a mighty fine job of circling. For such tiny ones, they add something huge.

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  12. grace Forrest Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest Maestas

    isn’t it strange????
    in the morning i will really look….
    are you feeling better????????????

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  13. Nancy Avatar

    Nah, not so much. I was just turning the computer back off, when I saw your response 🙂 Goodnight.

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  14. grace Forrest Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest Maestas

    oh, sad. maybe tomorrow. dream well…………

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  15. Michelle in NYC Avatar

    I am back again after you are all asleep-so, if you return in the morning-feathering is when some bird feathers a nest in preparation to receive her eggs–so what would that look like? Well, it would look like whatever you see, or whatever you find on the floor, or in a basket. of course, feathering a quilt would mean stuffing down into the lining–but that’s not nearly so evocative as feathering a nest. of course, if they are circling, well–what are they circling? perhaps just riding on the wind, or perhaps circling the ground for a place to find shelter. Enough of my imagination–on to Your imagination.

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  16. KaiteM. Avatar

    ah ha, the Sircling Shreds of Sol….

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  17. Jacqui Avatar

    Grace
    Thank you for your kind words. We are all fine after yet another set of earthquakes. Very frazzled nerves especially when we thought we were over them all. Hope you and your companions are managing to keep warm. Thank you for asking about the potato comp. We will leave it open for another week or so since we have had two weeks of cold wet weather. Best Wishes to you Grace.xx Jacqui

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  18. margaret johnson Avatar
    margaret johnson

    Magic happens Grace
    It’s Christmas Eve in Aus, (very hot and sweaty). Good health, love and togetherness, to you and yours. Marg. oxox
    HAPPY STITCHING ox

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  19. helen salo Avatar
    helen salo

    I like this idea, no intention, just are. liked the volunteer comment above, also. They look good!

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