Saturday, February 26, 2011

I love barn swallows



I found a barn swallow nest on one of the beams in the big barn - they are one of my favorite birds




Swallow tattoos go back hundreds of years and began, as so much historic tattooing did, with sailors.  A sign that their travels were nearing an end and that land was near was the appearance of swallows, who never travel far out to sea.  The swallow tattoo is a symbol of hope and a successful finish to a long journey.




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