rain. snow. a little bit of sun

2015 02 23 1 720 rain jpg sig
first thing
to see
a tree
through rain
on a window
2015 02 23 1 724 pigeon on pink and blue jpg sig
the pigeon outside
the pink and blue air
no sun anywhere~
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the deep blue cloud
hanging on a line
of little indigo trees
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hidden
out of view
in falling snow ~ by 10
2015 02 23 6 10.00 farmhouse same view jpg

2015 02 23 snow scene end of road jpg sig

2015 02 23 indigo jpg sig
~ then at 4
the sun decides to shine
where the deep blue cloud
is still glued to the trees
now a pretty shade of green!
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then at 5.21~ just in time
a special little plate
of marshmallows
for tea
Gill McGrath© so sooo cold all day. February 23

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evening : a golden finale ~ with hailstones

5.18pm

2015 02 21 pre cloud jpg sig

2015 02 21 cloud overhead at 5 34 pm

2015 02 21 cloud overhead at 5 35 pm

2015 02 21 cloud evening jpg sig
5.30pm
~ suddenly ten minutes of brown light filled the air ~
a golden fly past in wind and hailstones.

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There had been a warning ! Birds had been taking flight in droves in front of the breeze. And this little fella had been singing over the way for quarter of an hour before he flew off in the same direction….
~ Gill McGrath© February 21

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sky like the feathers

2015 02 20 unwrapping the valley mist tree tops jpg sig 6.50am

2015 02 20 unwrapping the valley mist jpg sig 6.51am

2015 02 20 striped sunrise jpg sig 7.00am

before 7
clear above mist
the pink and blue danced
little trees stood
while the sun hid
~
later at 4
the sun
still in a mist
turned the sky ~ gold
then pastel colors
like the morning
and the pigeon
who watched
~ Gill McGrath©

2015 02 20 432 evening jpg sig 4.30pm

2015 02 20 gold eve jpg sig 5.00pm

2015 02 20 mauve eve jpg sig5.30pm

2015 02 20 pigeon mimic of sky jpg sig

 

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Duke’s Diary : LATEST!!! “I HAVE A CUNNING PLAN AUNTY GILL” [episode 4]

[links to other episodes   1   2    3  ]
Update: Duke the talking bird from Uncle Spikes farm in Turkey wants to be the top bird but its Pablo who is the king, so Pablo gets the girls!……..
( press the camel for Uncle Spike’s blog  and enjoy everything that goes on at the farm )
Dukes Diary Front Page
Uncle Spikes AdventuresChapter 4:If you haven’t seen Duke here before  you can press the talking bird logo for more or simply read on…………….

Yo Aunty Gill, it’s me again, Duke-Cocka-Locky, your rooster nephew from Türkiye. Ok, so I’m still chasing after Miss Fluffy Bum, but she still seems to be the favoured gal of the Boss. As he’s older, taller, and faster than me, I’m gonna have to continue being sneaky in order to grab the occasional cuddle with said lady friend I guess. You see, this is Pablo – what do you think, he is a bit scary isn’t he?

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As it’s been a bit wintery here of late, the woodshed is now half empty of logs and coal sacks, so I reckon that means there is somewhere to sneak off to and ‘play’. Pablo the boss doesn’t go in there much, so I have claimed it as my territory for now. The girlies like to go in there every day anyway – I dunno what they do though; they seem to just sit in a crate for half an hour, then come out and prance around making a heck of a racket. But Farmer Spike seems pleased with their antics, so that must be a good thing, right?
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I wanted to send you a foto of Miss Fluffy Bum… err, and her ‘fluffy bum’, but she just won’t darned stay still long enough – sorry Aunty Gill… Hey, maybe I can get one of those stooped ‘selfie sticks’ and then sneak up on her – I can see a cool plan here, eh? The only one I managed was this one, when she was having a girlie chat with Imelda one day in the orchard – Miss Fluffy is the honey on the right.
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I was telling another of my half-sister’s about my idea for cuddles in the woodshed just the other day. She listened quite intently, as you can see in this picture Farmer Spike took for me, so I reckon this woodshed idea is gonna help in my plan for world farm domination!
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Not much else happening around here this month Aunty Gill, but as you can see, I have enough to deal with already –  Byeeee….
Love, your Rooster Nephew, Duke xx

Dear Duke,Thank you for your update on Miss Fluffy Bum. She does look a bit of a busy body with plenty of things to do, perhaps she hasn’t noticed you yet! And Pablo looks quite scary! Be careful how you go with him  especially if you are talking about wood shed domination !   Love Aunty Gill

see you here same time next month March 20

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‘don’t forget your brolly dear….!’

2015 02 16 birds roof strut jpg sig 7.15 am ~ ‘…it looks like rain’

2015 02 19 clouds 7.19 jpg sig7.19 am ~ ‘ but there’s a sign of sun!’

2015 02 19 pink again it must be rain jpg sig 7.20 am ~ and so the morning came

2015 02 19 pole waiting for morning purple jpg sig
7.21 am ~ on a breeze

2015 02 16 19 10 rain on road jpg sig 10 am ~ and then the rain

2015 02 16 19 10 road rain 10 jpg sig ~ and then some more

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~ and more ~
Gill McGrath© Diary. February 19.so mostly rain. no sun today.

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