Out On A Limb

I've struggled for years with what to hang on the wall in my dining room. Thanks to Google Reader, I finally figured it out.

I love/hate Google Reader. It is a very convenient way to keep up with my favorite blogs, although right now it is a stark reminder of how far behind I am reading blogs. Yes, I currently have over 450 unread posts. Yikes! Another good/bad thing about Google Reader are the "Top Recommendations", a list of blogs you might like based on blogs you already like. Which is how I discovered the bird mobile from Spool a few months ago.

(Image borrowed from Spool sewing blog)

I immediately started making little birds from some of my favorite fabrics. So quick and easy, so satisfying, so cute. I knew, however, that my house would never accommodate a large mobile, or even a small one. You've no doubt met my son Aidan?

I decided to find a perch for the birds, and one day after a big storm, I found the perfect branch along the side of the road. I brought it home, dried it out, trimmed it a bit, and hung it up on the wall.



The birds are very happy with their new perch.










And I am very happy with the birds in my dining room. They are surprisingly quiet and clean for birds.

If the birds decide to fly south for winter, perhaps snow flakes will take their place. Unless Google Reader suggests something better.



And to think I could have spent a small fortune on framed art for my dining room, when all along the solution was simply going out on a limb.