INSPIRATION

What once were

three young Service Berry trees

heavy laden

with red berries

in my backyard

are now

berry-less.

ROBIN TREATS!

A favorite verse of mine

came to mind

as I was entertained by Mrs. Ruby Red-Breast

acrobatically

jumping & plucking

the ripe berries from my trees...

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs. ~ Joseph Addison, The Spectator, 1712

Spending this rainy Friday charting a new cross stitch design...

I'm thinking it will have fruit trees laden with pretty little red fruit,

a bird or two,

or three

and perhaps the above verse (with a few minor word changes).

I'll keep you posted on it's process...

The sampler will be named ~ Fruit for a Song

With thy Needle & Thread,

Brenda