Birds

I've been practicing taking photos with my new camera.  Practice makes perfect--right?  Well maybe not perfect, but better.  I realized that there is a theme going on with a lot of items around our home.  There are birds everywhere.  I love birds--we feed them and they give us so much joy in return.  Our feeders are right outside our windows and there is usually someone visiting them.  

This is a swan pitcher that belonged to my Mama.  I remember this being in one of the corner cabinets in our dining room when I was growing up.  I believe it belonged to her grandmother.  It has been repaired as the tell tale glue implies.

This small plate was another item that was my Mama's.  It always resided on our coffee table and most of the time had cigarette butts in it.  Both of my parents smoked.  My Mama smoked cigarettes.  Her Mama worked for Liggett Meyers and the factory gave free cigarettes to all of its employees.  My Nanny didn't smoke, but all of her children did.  Free cigarettes--Can you imagine bringing them home to your children?  I'm sure that is how a lot of folks became addicted to them.  My Daddy was a pipe smoker.  Sometimes I smell his pipe tobacco--really I do and so does my Sister.  I feel strongly that smoking shortened my parents lives.

My Mama and Daddy loved to go to auctions.  I believe they bought this plate at an auction.

This is a lamp in our bedroom.  It is rose medallion.  Notice the birds on the side.

This is a vase that my sister gave me.  There is pair of them--a woman and a man.  She is holding bird that has a broken wing.  I had not noticed this until I started photographing it.

A Ginger Jar from my parents.

I bought this little wrought iron bird at an antique shop.

I don't remember where this cutie came from, but he loves our living room.

I have roosters in our kitchen.  When we painted, a couple of years ago, I removed quite a few of them.  This was a gift from our son, so he stays on the counter.  He's watching over these little chicks.

I think it's time to turn the lights out on this subject.

Have a great weekend, friends. ♥