today. breakfast at dawn……

in a pink and blue mist
by the whispering moon
as the quarter bell rings
…its where the bird sits
the peach air breathes
dew drips from the gate
the spangling grass sings

[titles of photo sequence from 6.27 until 7.07 am this morning] Gill McGrath©

2015 04 06 627 1 pink mists before dawn 1 jpg sig

2015 04 06 630 2 by the whispering moon jpg sig

2015 04 06 645 3 the quarter bell sounds jpg sig(6.45am) yes it did!

2015 04 06 646 4 where the bird sits jpg sig

2015 04 06 654 5 peach air mists the castle jpg sig

2015 04 06 655 6 drips dew by the gate jpg sig

2015 04 06 707 7 clinging dew on the grass jpg sig
Gill McGrath© April 6
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today- watching them watching

them getting away from it all…..round about 9 o’clock
2015 04 05 yesterday getting away from it all jpg sig
not sure if they are coming or going
2015 04 05 kinda nice 5 jpg sig
above it all the jackdaw pair
2105 04 05 kinda nice 2 jpg sig
We are all fascinated with this particular Jackdaw pair who survey everything as they hang out in their nest on the chimney over the way and also in the trees where they count the cars-
We are fascinated with the daddy’s unique white feathers on his head and front. He looks royal and is the only one like it in the flock so he is easy for us to spot!- I guess the mother bird can pick him out just as easily and see what he gets up to!

At 7 this morning ( maybe it tried before that)  the sun shone promising a nice day…..took the photo….. as it turned out the sun went in quickly and wasn’t as bright as it’s promise ….
2015 04 05 kinda nice quarter to seven jpg sig
decided to hang out at home…….

But the sun did come out in the end….in the  evening…… and for as long as it lasted it looked like a half eaten Easter egg still in bright wrapping and hiding in the trees! Yeah!

2015 04 05 715 sunset jpg sig

2015 04 05 735 sunset 735 jpg sig

2015 04 05 sunset 731 jpg sig [three stages the descent between 7.15 and 7.35 tonight]

Nice chilled  but busy sort of day. The weather forecast for tomorrow is sun so with any luck will  definitely plant the seed potatoes and cut the grass (maybe)

Gill McGrath© Today. Diary. Easter Sunday  April 5

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It’s Easter. Color me in……

wet is the color
grey is the name                 or fly   <press
2015 04 03 706 6 rain mist jpg sig

2015 04 03 715 6 mist and rain jpg sig

2015 04 03 719 6 color me in rain washed jpg sig

2015 04 03 720 6 mist in my view jpg sig

2015 04 03 722 6 color me in wet river view 722 6 jpg sig

2015 04 03 715 6 color me in trees jpg sig

2015 04 03 733 6 lichen new shoot raindrop jpg sig
New shoots making their claim
And the kite that can’t fly today!
2015 04 03 738 6 kite that can't fly jpg sig

2014 09 28 kite jpg sig
The kite that can’t fly ‘as was’ last summer….

Press Kite to fly                  or color me in

Gill McGrath© Diary today.  March 3 Good Friday 7.00 am color in the fields ~ (sky project©)

Happy Happy Easter!!!

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…can’t take my eyes off of you

Written,performed and released by Irish singer Damien Rice in 2002 on his own label ‘O’   and featured in 2004 in the movie ‘Closer’. A more recent video published 2013  ‘Blower’s Daughter’ includes  clips from the  movie [press this link for more] and Lisa Hannigan
This simple beautiful version of the song was recorded in the ‘Basement’ in 2008……

And so it is
Just like you said it would be
Life goes easy on me
Most of the time
And so it is
The shorter story
No love, no glory
No hero in her sky

I can’t take my eyes off of you
I can’t take my eyes off of you
I can’t take my eyes off of you
I can’t take my eyes off of you
I can’t take my eyes off of you
I can’t take my eyes…

And so it is
Just like you said it should be
We’ll both forget the breeze
Most of the time
And so it is
The colder water
The blower’s daughter
The pupil in denial

I can’t take my eyes off of you
I can’t take my eyes off of you
I can’t take my eyes off of you
I can’t take my eyes off of you
I can’t take my eyes off of you
I can’t take my eyes…

Did I say that I Loathe you?
Did I say that I want to
Leave it all behind?

I can’t take my mind off of you
I can’t take my mind off of you…
I can’t take my mind off of you
I can’t take my mind off of you
I can’t take my mind off of you
I can’t take my mind…
My mind… My mind…
‘Til I find somebody new

other versions

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tonight: a smokin’ sun ~~~

while the moon hung
in pink sky
to the side
of the hill
the sun
started to fool
looked like
‘Fag Ash Lil’
2015 03 31 sun in a cloud jpg sig
7.18 pm sun setting

2015 03 31 7.29pm pink by the sun jpg sig
7.29pm pink sky moon side ~ opposite sun

2015 03 31 7.30pm moon jpg sig
7.30pm moon ~ over blossom

2015 03 31 pink blossom jpg sig sig
blossom ~ moon side
Gill McGrath© March 31.

All photos taken in a blistering wind

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