
it's nearly midnight
there is too much of it now
they sing all night long
~
n.b. Not that I’m objecting to birdsong.
CLP 14/05/2022
Liberté, Égalité, Humanité
it's nearly midnight
there is too much of it now
they sing all night long
~
n.b. Not that I’m objecting to birdsong.
CLP 14/05/2022
grass sparks, smoulders, smokes
brittle chaffinch call echoes
night's pale shroud lifted
~
CLP 20/01/2022
tune into new day
Sun tweaks its colour settings
birdsong audible
~
n.b. Without the dampening affect of full foliage the morning is a pretty noisy time of day, particularly now that there is no lockdown in England and traffic on the bypass and into the city centre is increasingly heavy.
~
CLP 12/01/2022
frost feathers windscreens
sharp lunarian light
blackbird's confusion
~
n.b. City living can be exhausting, not least when an excess of light blurs night with day. Birdsong can be heard at all hours, under a clear sky when a full moon rises.
~
CLP 22/12/2021
cogs and wheels spinning
birdsong, silence of kestrel
not thinking for now
~
n.b. Thank you SO for planning the route this morning. I put my gears into motion, put my mind into neutral. Phew!
CLP 13/11/2021
humidity change
softens the blackbird’s sharp song
permeates morning
~
CLP 10/05/2021
Diminuative
Modest hedgerow shuffler
Sweet fluttering notes
.
n.b. The dunnock, also known as the hedge sparrow, is a rather dull creature until it opens its throat to sing. Better that way round I think. The RSPB website has a clip of the song. For me the song is the most beautiful morning wake up call, for which I am most grateful. https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/dunnock/
CLP 11/01/2019