On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me . . .
. . . an angel ray as a wallscape!
. . . and a partridge in a pear tree
Thursday, January 5, 2012 by lifeonthecutoff
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Another beautiful angel! And doesn’t her shadow make her look alive?
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Thank you. I love angels. Can you tell? She actually has a broken wing, so, I put her in the kitchen and slanted her just so. My reward was this shadow early this morning.
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Just beautiful…
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Thank you, Janet.
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Why, I have no idea, but the shadow immediately brought Marmee and this image to mind, and I’d bet it’s been at least 55 years since I read Little Women.
Strange what such a lovely photo will dislodge from a memory bank.
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Oh, I can see that now that you mention it, Karen. The turn of Marmee’s neck in the book cover you show. Of course, it is Marmee.
Little Women is one of my most favorite books and I’ve read it several times since first opening it in my youth. We read it for our book discussion a few years ago. Many of our members had not every read it. Do read it again as it reads differently in different stages in our life, none no better than now.
It is, isn’t it? Our memory banks hold so much just waiting to be remembered. I’m so glad this was one for you.
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What a graceful shadow! The angel theme is certainly with you in this new year. May she watch over you and your loved ones.
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I love angels, Juliet, and put them all about at Christmastime. This poor celestial broke a wing in storage. I couldn’t bear to get rid of her, though she isn’t of any monetary value, and so I put her in this spot in the kitchen, turning her so her lost wing wouldn’t be evident. My reward was this lovely shadow. Thank you. I think she has this season.
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P.S.Did you follow Barbara’s sequence of angels posted around Christmas time (‘About Time’, the blog you recommended). I feasted on them, because I love angels too.
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Yes, Juliet, I did follow Barbara’s angel and enjoyed them tremendously. I’m glad you have continued to enjoy her postings. They are so rich and lovely and I’ve learned so much art history from her. Thanks for the post script.
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I think the angels just know they’ve been invited into your home! What a lovely presence! I wonder where they’ll show up next? Debra
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Ah, Debra, they float about in heavenly peace all over our home. This shadow lasted maybe five minutes. This time of year, light is fleeting, and I find I have to capture the rays whenever I can. Never know where they’ll show up, though.
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Lovely 🙂 The warmth radiates out of the picture…
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Thanks, Kate. We need that warmth this time of year, though, I’ve notices the days lengthening ever so slowly.
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An exquisite little cameo, Penny. Thank you.
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Oh, I just left a rather wordy comment on your post, Perpetua. I know you will enjoy family and all their birthdays today, and Epiphany. Christmas is still here on the Cutoff. We’ll start taking it down tomorrow. Thank you.
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I love the shadow silhouette on the wall.
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Thank you, Kate, and I LOVE your gravatar. When do I get a copy?
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Listen to you knowing what a gravatar is (and having one before I did!) Oh, I’ll have to email you one. Please remind me (it’s our “official” staff photo for church – you can see it on the website).
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I still have a few tricks up my sleeve, Katy. Now, if I could just stop accidentally calling someone else named Katy up . . . I’ll check out the website. Just love Kezzie’s pose with her hands on her ears. That’s our Kezzie!
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I commented rather quickly first time as I had to go out and didn’t read the other comments first. SO pleased to find out that you love Little Women too, Penny. It was one of my very favourite books when i was young, and being a sickly child, often in bed or unable to go out and play, I read it and its sequels a lot. It’s some years since I last read it, so I must dig out my copy and lose myself in it again. 🙂 Thanks so much to you and Karen for the reminder.
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I do love Little Women very much, Perpetua, as well as Alcott’s other books. I have a handsome collection of them and other books about Louisa May Alcott. A few years ago, we visited Concord, Massachusetts and Orchard House, which was the Alcott home and where LIttle Woman was penned. What a phenomenal experience that was. Last January, public television here in the States had a wonderful documentary feature on the life of LMA with a book called “Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind LIttle Woman”. I enjoyed the feature, of the same name, tremendously, and the book was a gift that I quickly consumed. It is by Harriet Reisin, who scripted the feature, and is a fascinating insight into Alcott’s life. You might find it interesting.
I hope you will be able to read Little Women again sometime soon. I share your love of it.
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Dear Penny,
I have an carved angel who stands atop a music box. She holds in her arms a lute and she speaks, silently to me, of my dearest friend who died in August 1998. Annette had come for a visit one Christmas to Stillwater and we’d explored the shops in the small river town. There, amidst many other music boxes, this angel–whose name is Antigone–captured me. I brought her home and she sits on a bookshelf here in my office. She brings memories of Annette to me daily. We, truly, are never alone in Oneness.
Peace.
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Such a wonderful angel carrying memories of your dear friend Annette, keeping you company as you write and work in your office. I know we are not alone, but, you say it so well. Thank you.
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