Shakespeare's Swans

We had a nice little outing to Stratford upon Avon this morning as Mr Sk had to pick up a car part on the outskirts of the town.  We parked up and had a wander around the area near the theatre and saw lots of swans and cygnets on the River Avon.  This cygnet was rather beautiful and will of course grow into something even more beautiful in time. 

We also saw a tree which appeared to have been covered in a woollen blanket so when I got home I googled it.  This is what I found out.


"The Remembering Tree will be made up of over 1,500 crocheted synthetic wool squares (which are harmless to the tree). Half the squares will be produced in South Africa by women from poor communities to help boost their income and gain new skills. The other half are coming from local communities here in the UK. The tree will be 'Yarn Bombed' overnight and will coincide with the beginning of December. The tree will be decorated for about 6 weeks. After we take the yarn squares down, the wool will be washed and recycled into blankets to be either sent back to Southern Africa or given to a homeless charity in the local area."