Necklace Of Sound

Day 5: In the 1940s, plastics were not the commonplace materials they are today. Jars and bottles were still made of glass, and packaging was largely cardboard. Plastic was something of a novelty in those days, something with little use beyond the decorative.

I don't know that I ever saw my mother wear this lovely but impractical necklace of autumn leaves. Beautiful on display perhaps, the necklace does not hang well on the neck, the strands not properly spaced and the leaves too large to be more than a jumble. Nevertheless, the delightful light clattering sound it makes has an appeal all its own, as if the wearer was kicking through tumbledown foliage with the abandon of a child. It is a necklace of sound, jewelry to be handled and not worn, pleasing both ear and eye.