The Sparrows' Journey

“We say that flowers return every spring, but that is a lie. It is true that the world is renewed. It is also true that renewal comes at a price, for even if the flower grows from an ancient vine, the flowers of spring are themselves new to the world, untried and untested. The flower that wilted last year is gone. Petals once fallen are fallen forever. Flowers do not return in the spring, rather they are replaced. It is in this difference between returned and replaced that the price of renewal is paid.

And, as it is for spring flowers, so it is for us.”

Above quote by Daniel Abraham

Decided to manipulate the art I created last night—this time with a four seasons theme. I was originally going to add Suzu (my newest OC) to this (and I am still considering it) but for some reason I just started drawing birds instead. And this was the result! Through the seasons, here, you can see the course of the birds’ life, from mating and egglaying in the spring, to youngsters stretching their wings in summer, to the last bird of the nest gazing up at the migrating flocks in the autumn, to a cold and empty nest in the winter. Made on Paint Tool SAI; please do not steal.