Awakening

It's Spring, night falls and Castor and Pollux cross the sky.  An early crescent moom sets after the last of sunset as the bat opens his wings!  It's a scene I've experienced a thousand times, and I love the slow approach of Summer.  Long ago, a friend asked me if I could use two gable windows from their house remodel.  "Sure!" I said, and they sat on a shelf in my Mother's garage for the next fifteen years until that inevitable perfect spot arose.  Three layers of glass in this window give it the deep and mysterious look I wanted for the gable end in my garden shed.  I used a hole saw and small clear jewels sealed within the layers that now cause 'Castor and Pollux' to twinkle...

• stained glass
• jewels
• lead