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And  Jesus saith unto him, the foxes have holes and the
birds of the air have nest; but the Son of man hath not
where to lay his head...Matthew 8: 20

As a bird that wandereth  from her nest, so is man that 
wandereth from his place...Proverbs 27: 8
 

Oriole Nest

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Expectant Fox squirrel

A walk with nature leads

To a fox squirrel in prayer

She prepares for her needs

 As do the birds of the air...


A vacant orioles nest

Once claimed attention, 

By the activity of guests.

Now hangs in suspension.

  
Clinging o'er a twig

The fibers  shred,

Like a shrunken wig

With no where 

To lay its head..


Inside, a voice... said, "draw!"

"Grab  paint brush in hands,

Before  wind frays the strands

And there is no more straw. 


"Oriole's Nest"
© Photography, painting and Poetry,
Andrea Jeanne Petersen...
February 03, 2006

(A print of my painting that I attempted, is shown below.)

 

 (Both male and female Orioles as we know help each other in building
a new nest every year for their young ones.)  It is awesome how much
work this entails with gathering the straw and their abilities to create
such an intricate pattern in the design of a nest is a amazing!

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The  orioles nest in my top photograph  was not detected by either 
my husband and I last spring even though we walked underneath it daily
 during the week to pick up our mail...But it wasn't for our eyes to see
until the time was right when I spotted it a few days ago. 

This is my first attempt at watercoloring
Painting is an impression ..... a different medium than photography and
  they don't have to be alike but the two arts compliment each other. 

 On a previous page... Strong with Courage... I painted birds (cardinals)
for the first time .. (using acrylic paints..) 

My orioles nest watercolor print

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