Nesting

This time of year, all smart critters are storing up for winter.  A bit of gathering… of this and that, making a warm and cozy nest, food put aside and plenty of ‘blankets’. 

I was cleaning out the garage again, today (this may go on awhile!) and found this old thingie with an adorable old nest and two very tiny eggs.  I had this hung on my garage for a couple of years and the same birds came back for two years to make a home.  The last year they left these eggs…so sad, but I had to keep it. 

So I got to thinking about these beautiful nests…..

And had to share this other picture….today I took down a tree in the yard and found this white nest.  Look at that soft cotton and the blue strings from one of those nasty blue tarps, I suppose it is not the prettiest nest…compared to the perfectly round one, next to it but…..it’s ok in my book.  It has a free flow design, kinda’ artistic, I think.   

So I got this strong nesting urge.  I started working on a demo….

I tore apart this old seat cushion to salvage the….

wonderful cotton and ……

 

the burlap! 

No, I am not building a nest!  Although, at some later date (possibly after my death), they will wonder what I was thinking, when they come to clean out this house!  

Just nesting a few craft materials away, for the winter.  This old burlap has really got me ‘going’( I am so easy)…..can’t wait to start playing around with it!  And the cotton, why it would make the most adorable little nests….I had better watch out, I had way too many mice in the house last year, no encouragement needed this year!

What are you ‘nesting’ away?