I thought we'd be waking up to snow this morning. Hills on the outskirts of town have a covering. But not just here. After one of the coldest weeks I can ever remember, I was looking forward to sitting beside the window watching the sky flake down.
Trying to forget it's February, I walked the grey beach under dark clouds instead, found this tangle of net and rope caught on an old jetty, took a few photos and hurried home for soup.
Out in the garden, there seemed to be something agitating the birds. When I looked out, I saw that their water tray has finally thawed. A family of blue tits is taking a noisy bath in it.
If I traced every flight path they turn across the garden, I'm sure it would weave a mesh of lines caught in branches, just like that net on the beach. And maybe that's what I'll watch as I sit beside the window this afternoon......
8 comments:
Annie, this is so wonderful - I don't know why exactly, but it brought tears to my eyes. The way you make the leap from specific to general, from net to bird flight catches my imagination.
Hi Barb. Thanks for leaving a comment. Hope there weren't too many tears. Well, I think there is a bit of sadness in this post, a sense that what you was expected came so close, but not right here!! A longing. Anyway, the little birds are still flitting to the peanuts and calling to each other and swooping through the branches.
good morning Annie, another moment in time caught in your words - so good, xo
Hi Jeane. Thanks. Long past bird bedtime here, now. Pleased you enjoyed it. Ax
Lovely February thoughts and words - same here in Plymouth - bitterly cold and no snow - I love the snow and it's one of the things I miss in my migration south!
Hi Rosie. Thanks so much. Yes, we've missed out so far!! But you never know..... Pennine snow was quite something when I lived in Yorkshire.
Beautiful shot. Absolutely stunning. I love it!
Thank you so much for posting!
Hi R. Brady. Thanks. The old stakes for this jetty are just across the road from here, usually hidden under the sea. So, I like to check up on them when it's a very low tide.
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