Fat Ballerinas

i never realized how much the image of a blue bird makes me happy. that is until i got my tattoos. now is see the images everywhere and they always make me smile. butterflies too. the fascination started just over a year ago, before my wedding and has grown since. i could go all silly and think about the symbolism of such items, but nah…..

un coro de pajaritos by marina maass

i am glad though that such a large change in my life, moving to a foreign country, has conjured such powerful symbols for me.