In honor of spring in New Zealand, I want to start this post with a song. The blackbirds here
are busy building nests. I have been hoping to see a nest of any species of bird started on the beam above our deck. We so enjoyed monitoring last year's cycle of life demo, but so far, the birds have chosen to build elsewhere.
In my walks around our neighborhood recently, I have been admiring the spring growth. Here are a few pictures.
Nice huh?
This was a very short post. If you care to hear a couple of other versions of Blackbird, try this one and/or the next. -djf
I love seeing all the beautiful blooms - and am especially fond of the wisteria in your cover photo it should come down and join the others in this post!
ReplyDeleteI hope one of your trees or the beam over the porch will soon host another birdie family! in the meantime I listened to all 3 of the Blackbird versions. I really enjoyed the instrumental - it's so relaxing! I keep wondering though: why is the blackbird singing in the dead of night?
Here is one explanation of the song. There are quite a few sites that talk about the lyrics.
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Thanks Doug. I like that explanation! But I'd really love to hear the whippoorwill singing in the dead of night again...
DeleteI loved seeing the pictures of your Spring. It is such a lovely time everywhere in the world. I enjoyed all the versions of Blackbird also. It has always been one of my favorite songs. McKenzie
ReplyDeleteI agree.
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