the sourcerer: This is how it goes.

Thursday, October 9, 2014

This is how it goes.

You start with a circle, like so:

Every day, more stalks of grass. Just weave 'em in.

Tinker's cuss. There's still a hole on the other side...

But five or six days later - left over right, right over left and Bob's your uncle.

And Nelly's your aunt.

So you make a big ruckus...

Call that broad over.

and if she doesn't like it...

Well.

You start with a circle.

5 comments:

Leslie said...: Those nests are amazing. I've never seen one in person but have seen pictures with all sorts of things woven in. Nature is crazy.
Great series of shots.; October 9, 2014 at 7:32 PM
dinahmow said...: Lovely! I watch the sunbirds flitting around here and wonder where the next cute nest will be...; October 9, 2014 at 8:53 PM
the sourcerer said...: I wish I could have added a soundtrack! The wavers have a grand repertoire of wonderful noises....; October 10, 2014 at 9:34 AM
Norma West said...: Lovely lovely, My Mom and Dad had weavers in their garage...the car lived in the road for the duration...well some things are more important than security!; October 10, 2014 at 6:32 PM
the sourcerer said...: Agreed!; October 11, 2014 at 10:15 AM

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