DK Photos in Backyard @ 11 am. 47° F, with light rain. Darien, CT. Other photos from this morning’s walk here.
T.G.I.F.
June 25, 2021 by 24 Comments
Notes:
- Photo 1: The Robin Red Breast via Discovery.
- Image 2: Artist Constructs Cube Animals. Aditya aryanto, an artist from indonesia, has imagined a surreal series of animals that take on a quirky, cubic form.
Lightly Child, Lightly.
April 29, 2021 by 24 Comments
Notes:
- European Robin via Head Like An Orange
- Post Title & Inspiration: Aldous Huxley: “It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them.”
Monday Morning Wake-Up Call
February 24, 2020 by 16 Comments
Outside I could hear a spring robin, a melancholy sound more searching than song to me.
~ Jessica Francis Kane, Rules for Visiting
Photo: Robin singing
Monday Morning Wake-Up Call: Time To Work
August 4, 2014 by 16 Comments
A Robin. Builds a nest.
July 8, 2014 by 12 Comments
Rob Firchau @ The Hammock Papers points us to a wonderful story at the Audubon Magazine titled: What It’d Take to Build a Human-Sized Robin’s Nest.
Find Rob’s post here: Nest.
And be sure to click through. Wonderful Story.
Sing Robin, Sing
March 16, 2014 by 28 Comments
I wonder if the sap is stirring yet,
If wintry birds are dreaming of a mate,
If frozen snowdrops feel as yet the sun
And crocus fires are kindling one by one:
Sing robin, sing:
I still am sore in doubt concerning Spring.
~ Christina Rossetti
Credits: Photograph of a European Robin by Leonard Davis. Poem via Gardendigest.com. Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) was an English poet who wrote a variety of romantic, devotional, and children’s poems.
Building up a head of steam after 3-day weekend…
January 22, 2013 by 16 Comments
Live & Learn 