"Calico Pie, The Little Birds fly Down to the calico Tree..." --Edward Lear, in Calico Pie

The French call swallows "Hirondelles," a beautiful name
for these swift, fork-tailed fliers. 

I love to capture winged hours
with our son by making a collage of summer memories,
dipping into our button collection,
or adorning a curtain ring with a pretty bird in flight.