Having finished the circuit at the zoo we settled down for a nice lunch at the cafe. This chirpy little blue wren came close to our table while his brown wife Jenny jumped playfully on the grass. Nesting swallows swooped in an out of the rafters.
Musing:The Blue Wrens and the Butcher Bird by Judith Wright
"Sweet and small the blue wren
whistles to his gentle hen,
"The creek is full, the day is gold,
the tale of love is never told.
Fear not, my love, nor fly away,
for safe, safe in the blackthorn-tree
we shall build our nest today.
Trust to me, oh trust to me."
Cobwebs they gather and dry grass,
greeting each other as they pass
up to the nest and down again,
the blue wren and the brown wren.
They seek and carry far and near,
down the bank and up the hill,
until that crystal note they hear
that strikes them dumb and holds them still.
Great glorious passion of a voice--
sure all that hear it must rejoice.
But in the thorn-bush silent hide
the nest-builders side by side.
"The…
35C is bordering on the warm side. And judging from the shadow it is close to middAY. What allow a wee blackberry bush to dictate your explorations. Lassie lassie lassie where is your country upbringing!!
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How do I fall behind with your blog? I think my brain is shrinking.
ReplyDeleteYou know I love corrugated anything. I wouldn't go inside there either...
I wouldn't get out of the car to explore in that heat either. great shot of delapidated dwelling.
ReplyDeleteRusty roof, stonewalls, wooden window wings (eeeh ... ), abandoned building - what more could the photographer's hear wish for? ;-)
ReplyDeleteStill 1.5 °C here.
Not a bad guess Julie ... 11:34 to be precise, still morning so more heat to come. Forget the blackberry, I just don't go through fences.
ReplyDeleteDiane, without the humidity you have in Brissie the temperature doesn't feel quite as bad.
Martina ... eeek it's gotta be very chilly winter morning for us to get temperatures so low.
Paula, it probably my fault because of the way I jump between BMJ and SW
Ms Rhonchell ... welcome.
These old crumbling buildings really are a photographer's treasure.
ReplyDeleteits amazing to me how you find these shots to take
ReplyDeletesomething that would normally be so depressing or unnerving to some you make look so beautiful