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Nimuell — A girl with a swallow

Published: 2009-04-09 16:21:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 792; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 8
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Description This night I experimented with my forgotten for a long time pastel pencils and the liner. I have found somewhere the old not finished sketch of the girl with a swallow.

As I finished this drawing a remarkable idea has come to my head. I have quietly fastened drawing on a refrigerator, preliminary having written to the daddy a good morning wish. He was so happy... *^^*
It so wonderful and easy, simply to share warmth with the loved ones, just without any special meaning or reason.

Behind this picture there is one of the most joyful memories of my childhood.

I don't remember, how old I was. Somewhere around ten.

It was the strong summer thunder-storm: a thunder, lightnings, a downpour was just a wall of water. I was with my friends, we hid under the entrance-roof.
I have noticed the small black body beaten to the earth by a downpour - a swallow. It violently flopped on asphalt and so for the first time in my life I have noticed - they cannot fly up from the earth, too long wings, too short pads. But very tenacious claws at them, aww... It was painful. But somehow I was able to wrap poor thing in a towel.


Than this awful rain has come to an end.

There was a warm summer sun, and we were more black than a cloud, it seemed to us that the poor birdie dies and fights in agony. Somehow it has turned out so, that I was left all alone with a dying swallow in hands, nobody wished to see its death and left.
The strange children's logic has prompted to me to put it on the sun, on a hillock, to dry its feathers and calm it down. About an hour has passed, and bird still was alive and it seemed to me, it wishes to fly up again. I took a swallow in my hands then and, having unwound a towel, have thrown it upwards. Not so high, actually. It fell in a grass. Then I have thrown it once again. And it has flied up... High... in blue, painfully bright sky. I don't remember, when I felt happier.

I remember it as it was yesterday. That blue sky... And surprisingly beautiful, solemn, laconic gesture - a wave of wings.


(Sorry for the lame English. This wall of text was really tough for me to translate)
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Comments: 5

tanushaSh [2009-07-11 16:31:33 +0000 UTC]

Ochen` krasivo...)

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EvilTelephone [2009-04-10 21:12:44 +0000 UTC]

Wow I agree... such an amazing story behind this drawing! ANd they both reflect each other well...

I kinda had a similar experience when my family gave up on my cat and was resigned to put her to sleep. She wasn't eating basically. But I kept trying and trying to give her different food and finally got her to eat! Made me so happy... probably similar to the feeling of seeing a bird spread its wings and fly after all hope was lost!

That is really touching and thank you for sharing this with us!

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Nimuell In reply to EvilTelephone [2009-04-11 10:00:19 +0000 UTC]

Yes... Saving lives is unforgettable experience. I don't really understand why people can be so cruel sometimes, violating and killing each other and our little friends - animals. Because it's more logical for us to value life more than anything. We are mortal and animals too.
I can pretty much pinpoint the moment in my childhood I realised that someday I would die. Maybe that's the biggest loss of innocence in anyone's life.

So after that it was really painful to see someone dying, I can understand your feelings of relief and incredible happiness, when you saved your beloved friend. We should never give up and fight for life till the end, as long as something can be done.

Thank you for sharing your story with me too! I'm really touched. Not surprised I have written this wall of text, sorry.

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Exarrdian [2009-04-10 19:45:52 +0000 UTC]

Oh my gooosh this is such a sweet story.. It melted me T_T;
Why no one commented
Such a sweet childhood memory with such sweet end..
Nim..your art work always gives me warm fuzzy feelings T_T
Thank you for sharing this with us!

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Nimuell In reply to Exarrdian [2009-04-11 09:42:19 +0000 UTC]

Oh my... *tears* I'm so glad... Thank you for listening to my story I was glad to share this little sweet memory with you *^^*

I'm also happy to hear, that "art part" suits the atmosphere of this story well. Thank you

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