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A featherweight vase on Monday

Apart from the precious flowers on one of my witch hazels, which I am not going to be snipping, there is absolutely nothing I could find to pick for today's vase that we haven't seen a lot recently.  So I am using feathers I have collected over the past weeks.  Herring gull, mallard and swan.  Crisp black and white seagull, gentle brown freckled female mallard, and ethereal snow-white swan.
The donor!

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  1. What a lovely idea - and those swan feathers are absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for thinking out of the box

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    1. I do love feathers! There's quite a selection of birds on the neighbouring 9 hole golf course. Swans, heron, curlew, teal, mallards and loads of seagulls.

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  2. Thinking outside the box today. Good idea, it's slim pickings just now. Very pretty.

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    1. Not sure about thinking outside the box! More a case of desperation to find something new for today! Always on the lookout for ideas during the course of every week!

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  3. That's fabulous, Amanda! In contrast, the birds in my garden are small and apparently stingy with their feathers. The swan feather alone is spectacular.

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  4. I too love feathers...collecting them on walks. Lovely sharp pictures and great light.

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    1. I love holding a feather as high as I can and letting a good stiff breeze take it, to fly just one more time! A

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  5. A beautiful collection of feathers - they look especially beautiful with that lovely light you've captures so well. Can almost feel the softness from here!

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    1. Thank you Jennifer! Welcome to the running wave! Amanda

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