The Crane Project

Last night, I made my favorite crane so far. Plain papers weren’t doing it for me anymore, so I decorated one. It was a simple pattern, but I like the way it came out:

I took advantage of the morning sunlight and my boss’s tardiness to snap a few photos of my miniature work of art at the office.

I have decided to start The Crane Project, not to be confused with The Paper Crane Project. My project will be to fold cranes and leave them in ordinary places, and perhaps to take a few pictures of them if I can get away with it. I keep picturing a little kid in a grocery store finding a paper crane in the cereal aisle and being full of wonder over how something like a crane appeared there. If I found a paper crane, I’d take it home and imagine all sorts of scenarios involving it, or maybe spy on it to see who picks it up.

A project like this will keep my imagination active and my hands busy, which is a worthwhile combination. It will also keep my crane vase from overflowing. It’s getting too full to stuff any more cranes in there without crushing some of them. They are delicate, fey creatures after all.