A Speckled Marble Gate

Wiggling out of my swan matchbox, I noticed a bright shimmer beyond the garden gate threshold. A small, clear glass marble with swirling turquoise threads lay trapped in the hollow curve of a dried magnolia leaf! Pausing to hum a cheerful note, I tucked my crocheted sprig under my arm to free both yarn hands. I nudged the smooth glass sphere with steady shoves until it rolled out of the leaf and settled neatly inside a shallow indentation on the grey stone paver. The morning light struck the swirling core, casting dancing blue ripples right across my yarn shoes! #willa&gus @amigorumisumi_710