tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post3411727029403582121..comments2024-03-28T18:07:01.533+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: A Viral Chaffinch and a Wounded PigeonSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-63191961993307328412016-05-12T23:19:58.275+01:002016-05-12T23:19:58.275+01:00working all day, coming home to walk the dog, make...working all day, coming home to walk the dog, make dinner, read to Dave...sounds familiar.<br />Take out was always my answer when I was just too exhausted.You might consider that possibility. Poor bird, life is tough in the pecking order. Olga is magnificent and confident!<br />a right lady! be well you three!Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-57458315039946759952016-05-12T20:47:37.164+01:002016-05-12T20:47:37.164+01:00Well, things are looking up with your food. parent...Well, things are looking up with your food. parents at your school are very kind. Birds for some reason pick on another bird and kill it. The fox may have got your pigeon.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-54913215918120955142016-05-12T18:54:50.645+01:002016-05-12T18:54:50.645+01:00Your photos of Olga never fail to make me smile, a...Your photos of Olga never fail to make me smile, and this one especially so :) Those cherry blossoms continue to be beautiful even off the trees. Nice shot. Glad you two are eating well. Friends (and kind colleagues) are good.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-85738257834777104232016-05-12T17:39:06.246+01:002016-05-12T17:39:06.246+01:00That's really nice of your colleagues! And tha...That's really nice of your colleagues! And that Olga is a HOOT. :)The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-59870996819361027922016-05-12T16:27:38.369+01:002016-05-12T16:27:38.369+01:00I hate to see any animal suffering, even the dread...I hate to see any animal suffering, even the dreaded pigeon. It's so nice that the teachers and the parents are lending a hand with some meals. And, of course, I love the photo of Olga. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-70528878086394112122016-05-12T15:14:54.867+01:002016-05-12T15:14:54.867+01:00we humans do it. I guess the strong always pick (...we humans do it. I guess the strong always pick (or peck as the case may be) on the weak. <br /><br />we had a pink crepe myrtle in the front yard of the city house. it never failed that when it came into bloom we would get rain and the ground would be slimy pink.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-42168569655305504792016-05-12T14:18:54.408+01:002016-05-12T14:18:54.408+01:00Iand london always gets a bad press when kindness ...Iand london always gets a bad press when kindness is concerned.....how kindJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-50268721878111043162016-05-12T14:06:14.016+01:002016-05-12T14:06:14.016+01:00I know that chickens will sometimes pick one out o...I know that chickens will sometimes pick one out of the flock and peck hell out of it. It may be because the flock detects a weakness in that particular bird. I do not know. But I don't think it's uncommon. <br />I love that the school is helping out with meals! Community! It's a lovely thing. I hope the food is delicious!<br />And our bulldogs always liked to sit up like that. We had one that would sit in a chair by a window and look out for hours a day. It was hysterical!<br />Poor little Chaffinch! Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-75987521370101121842016-05-12T10:01:58.838+01:002016-05-12T10:01:58.838+01:00Wonderful support from your colleagues. Enjoy.
I w...Wonderful support from your colleagues. Enjoy.<br />I was sitting in am outdoor cafe yesterday where greedy pigeons walk all over you waiting for crumbs - we are not allowed to feed them in this city - try tell that to the elderly ladies with bags of salty leftover bread - and I noticed that none of them had healthy feet/claws. They all looked really decrepit with claws missing and whatnot. I almost felt sorry but they were vicious nevertheless. (I must try and be more passionate.)<br /><br />Lovely picture of the pink confetti bench!Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-12479847455946625782016-05-12T09:49:13.628+01:002016-05-12T09:49:13.628+01:00Word balloon leaving Olga's mouth: "Hey, ...Word balloon leaving Olga's mouth: "Hey, pass me the remote Steve" or "What the **** are you looking at Dave?"<br />Shame you didn't think to catch that old pigeon. You could have plucked it, gutted it and made Dave a nice pigeon pie.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-75495528967732192692016-05-12T07:14:39.447+01:002016-05-12T07:14:39.447+01:00Enjoy the help...I'm routinely amazed that I&#...Enjoy the help...I'm routinely amazed that I've lived this long with my cooking skills, all I ever garnered from my mother who was a great cook was condemnation...I love Olga's pose.She really is a star. Best to Dave.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.com