The old year is dying and all is cold and gray but day by day, the light is returning and in the garden are signs of rebirth.
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A slave to the Goddess Flora shares his garden adventures.
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Although this could very well be a picture of me finding a new treasure at a favorite nursery, it's actually an illustration by David Catrow for a children's book called Plantzilla.
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Wednesday Vignette
In the parking lot of Fred Meyer (a local everything store - plants, groceries, clothing, wedding rings) just above the parking spot that my new car, Carmen (Get it -Carmen Elantra?) was parked, three crows sat in the bare branches of a tree. They sat unmoved as we got out of the car, shopped, returned to the car, and loaded purchases. However, the second I pointed the camera at them off they flew. One was a bit slower than the other two.
The old year is dying and all is cold and gray but day by day, the light is returning and in the garden are signs of rebirth.
The old year is dying and all is cold and gray but day by day, the light is returning and in the garden are signs of rebirth.
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I love watching the birds here.
ReplyDeleteI am fascinated by crows. I've done some drawings of them but can never do tree branches. Now I know a new trick!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like we have more very cold weather coming the first week of January, but yes, spring is coming! Funny how the crows flew away as soon as you pointed the camera at them.
ReplyDeleteCarmen Elantra...oh that's good. Very good.
ReplyDeleteCrows are such intelligent beings - they fascinate me. They seem like they are just mindlessly hanging out, but make no mistake - they are watching! I hear they even have face recognition! Our cat made the mistake of trying to chase one once, and the entire murder turned on him. Every time they see him now, they harass him. It's pretty fun to watch their interactions.
ReplyDeleteLike Anna, I know crows are very intelligent birds. If they think you are going to harm them they will not easily forgive or forget. Be gentle when pointing your camera in their direction... At my big window at work, at dusk, I watch Hundreds of them socializing. An awesome and slightly eery sight.
ReplyDeleteCrows: I have a love/hate relationship with them. I appreciate them, and realize they are intelligent and part of the web of life. But I'm sad when they gang up on fledgling robins or raid a hummingbird's nest for a tiny, tasty morsel. All part of the circle, of course. Interesting that they sensed and reacted to the presence of your camera. Great vignette!
ReplyDeleteI have camera-shy crows too. I expect to see a lot more of them soon as they begin to feather their nests - they love to use my peppermint willows (Agonis flexuosa) for that purpose. They're very selective, picking and discarding half a dozen stems for every one they carry off.
ReplyDeleteI love silhouettes almost as much as shadows...would you say I have a dark side?
ReplyDeleteElantras will never look the same to any of us again.
ReplyDeleteI love crows and ravens. They fascinate me both in their actual traits and the mythology around them. I haven't seen the resident ravens, or many passing crows lately, but I've been watching the Stellar's jays, thrushes, kinglets, chickadees, juncos, and more helping to clean my garden of sleeping bugs.
ReplyDeleteBare trees make great silhouettes against the gray sky. Stark beauty is still beauty.
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