And out walking, now that heavy rain has washed away the snow, I was able finally to pick up some fallen cherry twigs, below left, for future whittling and carving. Once they've dried out, that is.
The fungi on them are so lovely, I think I'll work around them, not remove any bark except for the bits I carve out.
On the right is a group of catkin branches which I hope will burst out in the house. The buds are in place. They're in the vase from my birthday flower bouquet, so it's got a new life now. The branches may root in the water, and if so I'll decide what to do next. Immediately, I want to set up my knitted budgies in them, a kind of marriage of nature and artifice.
