Fifty Eight Days of Extraordinary objects Day 3

Object 53: A simple black and white feather. So, how many individual components are there in its construction?  I don't know either! That's why, to me, it's extraordinary.

Frances

Fifty Eight Days of Extraordinary Objects - Day 2

My extraordinary objects today are a feather and a secret Fairy Garden.  This very mini garden, planted with delicate ferns & greenery was created by my artist friend, Barbara - who is in herself extraordinary! 

And the feather?  Perhaps a feather is an ordinary thing, but could I make one myself?  Not likely!  And this red, black and grey colour scheme is just inspired.

Continuing with the backwards numbering

Object 55: Red tipped feather

Object 54: Secret Fairy Garden

Fifty Eight Days of Extraordinary objects Day 1

The Ordinary: I've been feeling pretty uninspired and ordinary lately, but I guess I wouldn't be the only one feeling that way, this far into 2021 (which seems to have been a very long year). 

A day or two ago, I was thinking that there are only about 58 days left of 2021. (Good! ) And then I thought, why not find something joyful, interesting or even extraordinary for each of the remaining days? That should be at least 58 Extraordinary Objects by December 31st!

Day One: This morning's walk started with an half hearted trudge around the block, then across the local oval, where I remembered that there was a house nearby with a rather interesting garden, all planted with succulents and cacti.  Maybe the cactus I had seen a few weeks ago would now be flowering?  I went to investigate.  As it turned out, the cacti - an amazing white furry number with deep pink buds wasn't yet flowering.  But I enjoyed looking at it, and the other sculptural plants in this garden, and for some reason I found the lines, colour and symmetry of these living things gave me extraordinary pleasure. I decided that the cacti would be my extraordinary object for Wednesday. 

Then on the way home I noticed a cottage garden that I hadn't seen before.  That was extraordinary too. Not so much the garden but the fact that I had walked past this house quite often and had never noticed the garden.

Next up,  I saw a pink and grey galah on the grassy nature strip nearby.  What a colour scheme there. So that's three extraordinary things in one morning.

I'm going to number them backwards, because I feel like it. And I'm allowed to make up the rules here.

No: 58  Furry Cacti

No: 57  Cottage Garden

No: 56  Pink Galah (no image yet)

Frances