Big-bellied Junco at Sunrise: 25.5" x 28.5"
Here, a big-bellied junco greets a new spring day.
Did you know that juncos are often called snowbirds? That's because they seem to usher in snowy winter weather as soon as they migrate south and bring more bearable spring temps with them upon their return.
This raw edge fabric collage comprised of hundreds of cotton fabric pieces is framed in glossy black wood and measures 25.5" x 28.5".
The Snowbirds
Does the storm push them onward,
Or do they pull the winds along,
White flashes of their tails
A beacon for the heavy clouds to follow?
Backs grey as winter sky,
Bellies bright as fallen snow,
Whether they are driven or take the lead
The result is the same;
They arrive as a blizzard.
One or two bold flakes appear before the rest
Noted on a calendar, in a phone call,
The first of the season.
Then one night, while you sleep,
The white descends out of the dark
Like stardust coming down to earth
And in the morning
Through the frosty pane,
You see the turning of the earth laid bare;
The juncos have arrived.
~ Marilyn Anne Campbell
Here, a big-bellied junco greets a new spring day.
Did you know that juncos are often called snowbirds? That's because they seem to usher in snowy winter weather as soon as they migrate south and bring more bearable spring temps with them upon their return.
This raw edge fabric collage comprised of hundreds of cotton fabric pieces is framed in glossy black wood and measures 25.5" x 28.5".
The Snowbirds
Does the storm push them onward,
Or do they pull the winds along,
White flashes of their tails
A beacon for the heavy clouds to follow?
Backs grey as winter sky,
Bellies bright as fallen snow,
Whether they are driven or take the lead
The result is the same;
They arrive as a blizzard.
One or two bold flakes appear before the rest
Noted on a calendar, in a phone call,
The first of the season.
Then one night, while you sleep,
The white descends out of the dark
Like stardust coming down to earth
And in the morning
Through the frosty pane,
You see the turning of the earth laid bare;
The juncos have arrived.
~ Marilyn Anne Campbell
Here, a big-bellied junco greets a new spring day.
Did you know that juncos are often called snowbirds? That's because they seem to usher in snowy winter weather as soon as they migrate south and bring more bearable spring temps with them upon their return.
This raw edge fabric collage comprised of hundreds of cotton fabric pieces is framed in glossy black wood and measures 25.5" x 28.5".
The Snowbirds
Does the storm push them onward,
Or do they pull the winds along,
White flashes of their tails
A beacon for the heavy clouds to follow?
Backs grey as winter sky,
Bellies bright as fallen snow,
Whether they are driven or take the lead
The result is the same;
They arrive as a blizzard.
One or two bold flakes appear before the rest
Noted on a calendar, in a phone call,
The first of the season.
Then one night, while you sleep,
The white descends out of the dark
Like stardust coming down to earth
And in the morning
Through the frosty pane,
You see the turning of the earth laid bare;
The juncos have arrived.
~ Marilyn Anne Campbell