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Friday, 22 July 2011

Summer nature table

King Sun he climbs the summer sky ascending ever higher.
He mounts his gay midsummer throne, all made of golden fire.
His flowing mantle, flowing free, His shining gifts he showers
All golden on the earth and sea, on men and beasts and flowers.
 - Summer - Wynstones Press

Our Summer nature table holds bunches of oats and wheat and bunches of wild grasses and red clover, magpie feathers and old roman snail shells and crab apple, hazelnuts, and felted butterflies and our Father Sun.  I made him by needlefelting his head, body and arms.  His gown is made of felt with some needle felting detail, I knitted his cloak using yarn with oranges, yellows, greens and reds which reminds me of the sun, nettles, all the green goodness of summer, poppies, calendulas and the fields of oats and wheat around us.  His hair and beard is Cotswold fleece locks dyed with nettles.

The fields of oats surrounding our home are turning golden now.  You can just see our house in the distance.
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  1. Julie23 July 2011 at 02:57

    Your Father Sun is beautiful! I love your summer display and what a great picture that bottom one is.

    Have a beautiful weekend!

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  2. Stephanie23 July 2011 at 04:19

    Lively and beautiful! Summer at it's zenith. :)

    (but I'm not quite ready to talk about things turnin' gold, yet...)
    :)

    Still have cucumbers and tomatoes to grow....

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  3. sunchaser23 July 2011 at 07:24

    Wow, what a lovely summer moments, loved every bit of it.
    Thank you for sharing

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  4. Linda23 July 2011 at 08:12

    Your Summer nature table looks so wonderful and warm my friend:)
    Wishing you a restful weekend.
    xo
    Linda

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  5. Laura23 July 2011 at 08:13

    oh Kelly this is so gorgeous! I love natures bounty that you have collected and brought in. Such a sense of the celebration of summer. hugs x

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  6. Lisa23 July 2011 at 16:23

    so beautiful, the quote and your table!! love the oat field shot!!!
    have a great weekend
    lisa

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  7. April's Homemaking23 July 2011 at 22:09

    Love your father sun!! What a great nature table! That oat feild looks beautiful! Thanks~April

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  8. Jeanene Tremoulet24 July 2011 at 04:38

    Your table is beautiful and very summery. How I love little babe's expression in your little carrier... is it an ergo?.. So much easier to carry there on the backs. I was looking at my boys last night and can't believe how big they are getting. So bold and confident.
    We are flying home on Wed. so shall write soon. Much lovexxx

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  9. PuppyLovePrincess24 July 2011 at 05:42

    so pretty!

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  10. softearthart24 July 2011 at 21:21

    A beautiful table, cheers Marie

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  11. dionne25 July 2011 at 07:57

    Oh, what a sweet Father Sun. Although we certainly talk about him all the time, for some reason I hadn't even thought to add him to our table. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  12. suzanne26 July 2011 at 05:48

    Hello Sista Kelly

    I have had the most delightful read here this morning. Rabbits and silkies, gorgeous boys and fields of golden wheat. Your spinning is looking ever so wonderful. Mine needs some serious practise...

    Such lovely nature photgraphs Kelly. You have a happy blog X

    Love to you all
    Suzanne
    X

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  13. karen29 July 2011 at 05:31

    what a gorgeous field picture. Your nature table looks lovely

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  14. Georgina30 July 2011 at 21:37

    That nature table is so, so beautiful :)

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