#327 – Blackbird
Making the most of my garden’s autumn bounty.
Tag: Birds
#293: Puffin jumper
‘You can’t trust just any old person who comes along with a hundred puffins and a pretty face!’ – Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two
#286: Swans
‘Every lake belongs to the quietness desired by the swans.’ – Munia Khan
#281: One for sorrow
‘One for sorrow, Two for joy, Three for a girl, Four for a boy’ – Traditional rhyme But don’t worry, a second magpie for joy was there too in the background!!
#275: A bird in the hand
‘Feed the birds, tuppence a bag, Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag “Feed the birds, ” that’s what she cries While overhead, her birds fill the skies’ – Mary Poppins
#157: Ugly Duckling
‘His own image; no longer a dark, gray bird, ugly and disagreeable to look at, but a graceful and beautiful swan.’ – Hans Christian Andersen, The Ugly Duckling
#153: Peacock
‘I shall always remember how the peacocks’ tails shimmered when the moon rose amongst the tall trees, and on the shady bank the emerging mermaids gleamed fresh and silvery amongst the rocks…’ – Hermann Hesse, The Journey to the East
#152: Red kite
‘The freedom of birds is an insult to me.’ – Cormac McCarthy
#142: Swan
‘I’ve developed into quite a swan. I’m one of those people that will probably look better and better as I get older – until I drop dead of beauty.’ – Rufus Wainwright
#93: Scarlet ibis
‘Competence is such an exotic bird in these woods that I appreciate it whenever I see it.’ – House of Cards I have to admit to an odd fascination with taxidermy. I can’t just walk passed…