Birds in the House

[commonpeople1]

After celebrating the new year, I set up my mattress in the living room and fell asleep around 2 A.M. I woke up with the maids moving around the house, cleaning the mess from the night before, but also the sound of flapping wings inside the fireplace (which is kept covered this time of the year.) There's a nest at the top of the chimney and one of the baby swallows had fallen inside the house. I opened the windows and tried to grab it with a piece of cloth, but it dodged me and flew away. An hour later, while I was turning on the computer, my brother called me to say there was another swallow in the living room, this time holding on to the edge of one of the glass doors. Again, we opened the windows and it flew up the mountain. Is there some symbolic meaning surrounding the appearance of swallows inside one's home on new year's day?

Comments

[a1exxandra.livejournal.com]

I don't know about New Year, but swallows traditionally symbolise home as they were often the first birds sailors saw as they neared shore.....hence their popularity as a tattoo!
Happy New Year :)

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Happy new year!

I had a look on the net and apparently they symbolise fertility, the spring, renovation... perfect for the new year! :-)

Also, swallows are also known as "martins", my brother's name. And there were too of them, that had just fallen from their nest. And we all think his soon-to-be-wife is pregnant with twins. So I'm going to go ahead and say that it's a foreshadowing of twins arriving for him and his wife this year. ;-)

[millionreasons.livejournal.com]

Do you have maids in London too?

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I call them maids but they are actually chambermaids for my mom's guesthouse. We don't have any in London but Kevin and I would gladly take one on if that was anyone's wish *wink wink*

[suede.livejournal.com]

swallows have to symbolise something good!

happy new year ollie!!!!!!

♥

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

They do! At least that's what a dozen websites told me after I wrote this post. Happy new year to you too!

[llivejournal.livejournal.com]

Hey! I got your Christmas card a few days ago, and have been meaning to say thanks (from Erin, too). And also, that I promise to read more books this year.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

:-)

Great! It's only too bad you didn't get the card before Xmas!