yard art

peace

Annika loves the autumn leaves. Every year, she will spend hours, energetically raking up a big pile for herself and her brothers to jump into. With all the rain we've had this fall, the leaves are too soggy to roll around  in, but that doesn't stop my girl. Instead, racing outside after school over the course of several days this week, she turned the yard into an art gallery. First came the inspired peace symbol, then the dove you see below.

dove pattern

the dove. 

you can't see it in the photo, but there is an actual branch with

 green leaves here to symbolize the traditional olive branch

recycling: Annika's signature symbol

Last night, the big storm blew this inspired art installation away, making the memories even more precious. Today, I count my many blessings.

sweet heart