Gifts for our feathered friends

Winter break officially ended yesterday for Lily.  For her last day of vacation, we decided to collect pine cones in the backyard and make birdfeeders for some of the Cardinals that we had noticed hanging out around our house.

It was a messy endeavor, my favorite kind really.  I love watching William and Lily exploring in the backyard, finding their treasures and creating something with their own hands which is both organic and benefits the wildlife in our own backyard.  I truly hope that they never lose their sense of curiosity.  I hope that they never stop finding beauty in the world around them and trying to better the world with simple acts of kindness.  Above all, I hope that they never take for granted the most sacred of all relationships, that of siblings.


"Hope" is the thing with feathers—
That perches in the soul—
And sings the tune without the words—
And never stops—at all—

--Emily Dickinson