Saturday, July 13, 2013

Y.....

Not only the letter Y but must also use the colour yellow, the Craft Barn Alphabet challenge this week. . Hmmm, my old dictionary only had four pages of the letter Y.  This one jumped out, what on earth does "Yggdrasil" mean? "An ash tree in symbol spiritual oneness of the universe" From a  Scandinavian myth.
Aah. My son has three cats all named after Norse deities.  Haemdall Tyr and Loki
Haemdall and Tyr, this made me realise I don't have a picture of Loki, must remedy that, he is enormous.
I digress.
  Yggdrasil  

The fact that is is an Ash tree resonated because of the current threat of Ash dieback.   This tree connects  both life and death. So finally here it is, my tree which looks dead but has deep roots.

I have made the pictures as large as I can, Google seems to have removed the click and enlarge feature, if any one knows if it can be restored please let me know.

14 comments:

Scrapmate said...

Another amazing and unusual word. I love the tree with the spreading branches and roots.

Sylvia said...

Fabulous page, love the interpretation and that wonderful background against the dark tree.

Sylv xx

carolfromkiwiland said...

Love the silhouette of your ash tree very striking. I don't know anything about blogs but I just clicked on you page picture and it enlarged beautifully. The cat picture stayed about the same when I clicked on it. Hopefully that is of some assistance.

Anonymous said...

Pat this is lovely and the cats blend in so well. x

POSH SCOT said...

WOW what a beautiful page, loving your take on the letter Y.

Julie Lee said...

Hello Pat - and snap! Who'd a thought it: great minds think alike! I love your interpretation, that yellow sky really glows - fabulous! My ginger cat has a very ordinary name I'm afraid - Daisy! Thanks for commenting on my contribution. Julie Ann xx

Suzanna said...

Hello Pat, I had success on my iPad with the click and enlarge of your tree...looks good.

Margaret said...

Pat, I think this is my favourite of your alphabet pieces I've seen...and my 'click and enlarge' worked just fine so I was able to enjoy the lovely details of your stitching.

:-)

kiwi in timbertown said...

Kiwi in Timbertown

Lovely page the tree and the colours really set the mood.

Silvia(Barnie) said...

So wonderful, great take on the "Y".

Helen said...

you had more to choose from than me, until I raided another dictionary!! love the choice of word, and your page is fabulous.

lena-dailyscrap said...

Beautiful page! LOVE that tree with the deep roots!

sharon young said...

Love your interpretation of a fabulous word, really bold.

Anonymous said...

lovely page Pat. Love the sunset
Thanks for playing with us at the Craft Barn
Izzy