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There is a lot of joyfullness in the air during this time of year and you can see it in the activities of the Crows with their chasing and tumbling and aerial acrobatics. I stopped by the roadside the other day and took this photo of two Crows high in the 
treetops within this beautiful blue skyscape, while the childhood recitiation; .... One Crow sorrow, two Crows joy, three Crows a letter.... ran through my head.
The blue sky looks so beautiful and I really love clouds. I've never heard that childhood recitation before....made me wonder about the rest of it. May have to Google it :-)
ReplyDeleteOh cool! You caught that first one while he was talking! I love that beautiful blue sky, and the picture of the crows on the snowy ridge is a nice composition.
ReplyDeleteMary,
ReplyDeleteYou'll find a bit of variation as the numbers of Crows increase in the rhyme but I think it always starts out with, "One Crow sorrow.." Glad you enjoyed.
We are seeing and hearing a lot of joyfulness here in the northwest, as well! While we're not saying goodbye to snow and ice we have had 11 days of weather in the 50s and birds are singing and displaying like crazy.
ReplyDeleteYour own coincidence story about the Ships That Pass in the Ice was great....you were already a reader of his blog? Too funny. Glad you liked the Song vs Fox post, too. Thanks for your comments, as always!
Sandpiper:
ReplyDeleteThe first picture is my favourite Crow picture; and it looks like he is scolding someone or something. I don't often have much luck getting good ones. I think the difficulty lies in the fact that there's not much contrast in their colour. My photo archives are quite lacking in Crows.
Blue skies are always beautiful I think.
Birdnerd:
ReplyDeleteI had stumbled upon that blog about the ship's passing only yesterday when I went to the Nature Blog Network and decided to read a few of the newest members. Amazing, huh!? The coincidence story is, as you said "... TOO funny!" Coincidences never fail to amaze me and I am always fascinated by them.
The Fox Sparrow is one of my favourite sparrows and I have confused it with the Song Sparrow before. But it's 'foxy' colour and its larger size are both determining factors in id-ing it when I get a second, closer look.
Thanks for visiting my blog and commenting on yesterdays photo. I loved your raccoon shots.
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