I saw this image of painted feathers on one of my Pinterest forays, it’s originally from the Free People blog. I’m always collecting pretty feathers on my dog walks along Rochdale canal or in the farmers’ fields up above our house. They’re normally from ducks, geese, crows and magpies – I’ve got a couple of beautiful jay feathers with their shock of blue.

I come across lots of drab ones that I don’t bother picking up but I may start pocketing those ones too – feather painting could be a new little hobby!