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Say Goodbye as Summer Sets

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My entry to the Nordanner 2015 Import Art Auction - Bidding for Import 1182


We met when we were barely full grown - Birdie and I.  A very odd mare is she - Birdie is a horse like none other I've met. Sure, I've seen Goldwing's a plenty but it isn't her magnificent set of wings that make her unique. This mare was kind and gentle and her presence made you feel at peace - but no one knows who she really is. She just appeared one early summers day, flapping awkwardly to the ground with an abrupt crash landing. It was clear at the time she was just getting used to her wings, and she'd been on a very long journey. I befriended the young mare called Birdie and we spent the summer grazing together and running through the endless meadows and forests which stretch before me now.   
    It became clear as our friendship blossomed that Birdie hadn't interacted much with other horses - she never spoke of her parents and when asked about her family she'd simply look to the sky. As our first summer ended it was revealed I'd misread this gesture. Birdie left - as she does every year.
    The summer sun is setting once again, there is a gentle breeze flowing through the blades of grass at my feet although my mane and tale remain unruffled. I'm standing tall, turned towards the setting sun. However, I'm not interested in the beautiful blood red sky, but the flock of birds in the distance. A family of majestic birds, flying south for the winter with none other but my best friend Birdie at the front of their organised v-formation.
For when she had looked up that day, she hadn't be looking to the sky - but to the birds which she felt at home with, her family with whom she always stays.
So I'll wait for her this Autumn, This Winter and This Spring. I'll wait here in this meadow until my Birdie friend returns.


Horse Reference This WASN'T traced, I used the grid method to get proportions accurate :3
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Time taken; Over 20 hours CURSE YOU!  I think I set the res too high with this one but I'm really really proud of the result so it was worth it I am a dummy! 
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Imagikey's avatar
Congrats on winning the bid, i hope you have a god time whit her. So nice picture you made and thanks for the fav on mine entry :)