Search blog.co.uk

One swallow doth not a summer make...
by loiswakeman @ 06/04/2008 - 21:41:16

... neither unseasonable snowstorm a winter presage - to paraphrase Aristotle.

Today, I saw my first swallow of 2008 whilst I was out photographing the snow this afternoon. I hope the poor creature can find enough insects to survive.

I had to be quick - as the covering only lasted about 30 minutes after the sun came out, as you can see from these two photos:

snowy viewsnowy view

I only wandered a few minutes from the house, but was enchanted by the unexpected views.

snowy view
One of my favourite trees on Cannington Lane

snow
Docks in an uncultivated corner catching the snow

[Edit] Snow has been a popular topic over the weekend - lots of my friends here have also commented on various aspects:

- and apologies to anyone I missed!

7 comments | Trackback (0) | Permalink | Recommend this post
Tags: snow, swallow,

Trackback address for this post:

authimage

Comments, Trackbacks: Hide subcomments

BehindTheseBlueEyesBehindTheseBlueEyes [Member]
06/04/08 @ 22:03

The difference in the two shots of the same field is amazing!! I'm not sure I've ever been this inspired by photos. I'm already half way out the door to go and buy contrasting canvases of the same landscape to hang on my wall!!

| Show this thread
loiswakemanloiswakeman [Member]
http://lois.co.uk
07/04/08 @ 10:26

Thanks for the kind words. Enjoy your new artwork!

I quite like revisiting the same place to see what's new: my favourite pair of images is an oak wood in spring and autumn: green moss and russet bracken. The set of photos at the top is another example - the four seasons.

|
MrFlightyMrFlighty [Member]
06/04/08 @ 22:07

Another blogger saw a bumble bee and snow which they thought unusual! Good photos, especially the two contrasting ones.

| Show this thread
loiswakemanloiswakeman [Member]
http://lois.co.uk
07/04/08 @ 10:23

Thanks - and today I saw some bluebells in the snow.

|
MissyMouseMissyMouse [Member]
06/04/08 @ 23:24

I saw a bumble bee today too! Actually it was in the window of the pub we were eating in but hey, it was a bumble bee!

Great snow photos :)

| Show this thread
LissaTLissaT pro
07/04/08 @ 01:02

There were about a dozen tortoiseshell butterflies flying round in church this morning.

|
thehomelyyearthehomelyyear pro
07/04/08 @ 16:45

Good photos. Our neighbour, (the one with the vintage tractors) is sure he saw a swallow last week.

Leave a comment :

Your email address will not be displayed on this site.
Your URL will be displayed.
Allowed XHTML tags: <!, p, ul, ol, li, dl, dt, dd, address, blockquote, ins, del, a, span, bdo, br, em, strong, dfn, code, samp, kdb, var, cite, abbr, acronym, q, sub, sup, tt, i, b, big, small, img>
URLs, email, AIM and ICQs will be converted automatically.
Options:
 
(Line breaks become <br />)
(Set cookies for name, email & url)
Validation code:
Please enter the above code here:
For protection from spambots (case-sensitive).