Category: Birds

Peacocks

Peacocks By Rose Fyleman (1877-1957) PEACOCKS sweep the fairies’ rooms; They use their folded tails for brooms; But fairy dust is brighter far Than any mortal colours are; And all about their tails it clings In strange designs of rounds and rings; And that is why they strut […]

Softly Floating

Softly floating along the water, something left behind. Gentle like the wind, warming like the sun. A memory that brushes across, ever fleeting. ————————– Spending a little time on the dock this afternoon, the air was fairly quiet with birds. But this delicate feather floated by. It provided […]

Dressed in Green

  The Hummingbird by Harry Kemp The sunlight speaks.  And it’s voice is a bird: It glitters half-guessed half seen half-heard Above the flower bed. Over the lawn … A flashing dip and it is gone. And all it lends to the eye is this — A sunbeam […]

Try it on for Size

It’s been a busy week for me, and I’ve been spending a lot of time at the horse barn in a five day riding clinic. Playing with the newly added software Topaz Impressions this past week, I’ve found that having the right image to start with is crucial. […]

The Goldfinch

I hear the Goldfinch, and then I try, To imagine the world, from a birds eye. All through the day, up on the wing, Oh, what joy, to hear her sing. On wet summer days, you’ll hear me sigh, Where is my friend, from way on high? They […]

Kisses

Give me a kiss, and to that kiss a score; Then to that twenty, add a hundred more: A thousand to that hundred: so kiss on, To make that thousand up a million. Treble that million, and when that is done, Let’s kiss afresh, as when we first […]

Playing in the Digital Darkroom

The Feathered Friends Meetup group traveled to Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware over the weekend. It was busy along the wildlife loop with birders and photographers of all ages. It was quieter than my last visit a few weeks prior, but the morning was pleasant with […]

Little Things

It’s the little things in life that makes things special. A little whisper, a little song. Something soft, something warm. It’s the little things in life that distract us from overwhelming things. They cause us to pause, and be reminded that in spite of adversity, there is always […]

Sense of Serenity

A sense of serenity fell upon me along the ponds. He was a young buck, peacefully nibbling on the vines. Meandering in the meadow, it was time for a rest. Calmly tucking underneath a tall hedge, he laid down. Peaceful, but alert he was. Watching his visitor his […]