Sunday was a gorgeous day on the mesa, and we celebrated Ingrid and Fred's birthdays with comfort food, lively conversation, and a nice walk on the nearly muddy road. The type of day that reminds us how lucky we are to have full bellies and souls, and amply satisfying work.  So this morning, I thought I would continue the theme of cool weather and warm friends heading into the eleven days before Solstice.

I love good illustration and great writing wherever they appear, and when I was actually looking at the wine corks stowed away for recycling, I noticed something. Since my nose is usually on the cork, I generally only see the logo and name of the winery.  But looking at them carefully, I noticed, to my delight, that many had quotes on them.  For instance, the cork for a Bogle Old Vine Zinfandel had a quote from George Herbert which was particularly apropos.  "Old wine and an old friend are good provisions".  Another cork simply had three things printed on it - sought-after, wanted, and in demand. Simple, lovely font, pure design.

You know where this is going.  Taking advantage of the remaining patches of snow and early morning light, I headed out with my trusty camera and did a setup with a few of the corks, a glass, and holly berries.  Here are three of the results.

wine cork in snow set up 3

wine cork in snow set up 2

wine cork in snow set up 1

Thanks for Catherine, Maria, Wayne, Steve, Sandra, Lucia, Terry, TTT, Connie, Andrea, Lisa, Barbara, Marilyn, M Fred, and Elida for commenting on my recent blogs.

until next Monday,

DB

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