dawn chorus ~

‘hear comes the sun’
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Gill McGrath© May 13….. at 4.30 am till 5.35 am

Here comes the sun…press pic for detail of the little choir!
then press this > to hear ’em! ‘here comes the sun….

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‘C’m’on out of that cloud!’…….. the moon sighed

‘First you’ll have to catch me!’ she replied
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here is the moon ….behind the wall….. up there above the trees!2015 05 07 sunrise moon DSCN3707 jpg sig

next to where this bird sat…..

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Gill McGrath© May 7 (sunrise 10 minute sequence)

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and so the morning came …..

full moon
same place
where flowers bathe in the dew….

….Last night
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This morning….
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~ in the meadow

Gill McGrath© May 4 Bank Holiday Monday

First three frames at 10.22 pm to 10.23 pm last evening ~ full moon~ wind
Remaining frames same place between 6.05 and 6.10 am today ~ breeze
Sky project©

cheery song link: Press V
song

extra late rise link:
and so the morning came

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©

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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!

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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
(press for more detail)

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’
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7.18 pm sun setting

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7.29pm pink sky moon side ~ opposite sun

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7.30pm moon ~ over blossom

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blossom ~ moon side
Gill McGrath© March 31.

All photos taken in a blistering wind

this morning ~a grey partial eclipse in the haze

as it was…
2015 03 20 sun 8 27 DSCN6509 jpg sig the first sign of sun… no sign of the moon yet! 8.27am

2015 03  20 haze jpg sig grey sky over the field ~ no sign of anything!.  8.32am

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2015 03 02 5 DSCN6616 jpg sig the smile! 9.36 am

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The dove sat there for most of the time!
The sky was filled with grey cloud over the haze so when the sun peeked in and out of the cloud the mists defined the shape of the moon against the sun without the glare.
Gill McGrath© March 20 morning Yeh!

looking at the morning climb ~ a plane three birds and a sun…….

…. before 7 today. There is a plane to right of the sun – above a tree and one of the birds – (press pic to see!)

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2015 03 04 moon tonight 2 jpg sig noticed – THE MOON (last night!) was exactly at the tip of the plane ~ here caught in the above photo this morning!

Gill McGrath© March 5 before 7