On a recent walk, I saw a squirrel dart across the path and run up into a tree. When I looked up through the bare branches, I could see his tail splayed wide – presumably to give him better balance – and was struck by how closely it resembled the catkins of the pussy willow.
Tag: nature
seeing and not seeing
I posted a photo of a rabbit last week, but it wasn’t a very successful one as the bunny’s colouring blended so well with the undergrowth. I gather that this blending into the background is crypsis (as opposed to mimesis when the creature disguises itself as something else).
Here, then, is a less cryptic rabbit:
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camera shy
Posted much later than I intended, but here’s an Easter bunny:
As you’ll gather from the photo, he wasn’t easy to find. I hope some of you had better luck if you went hunting for Easter eggs.
pallette of greys*
silver
ripple and pause
squirrel
squirrel
nibble and paws
silver
*(Alternatively: “palate of greys”)
on the fly
So, it’s Saturday morning and I haven’t much idea about what to post on the blog.
Hmm… Cue for a song? Another Saturday dawns and I ain’t got no blog post/ I got some photos, but I got no words/ How I wish I had something to write about/ I’m in an awful way… Maybe not.
Still, it’s true that I have some photos. This is what I found when I downloaded the last lot from my camera:
So, the theme for the day seems to be flies.
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don't confuse the narrator 