Two heads are better than one

 I have often visited the osprey nest that is visited each Spring by a pair of eagles. Some visits are good ones and I see a visitor. Some visits I meet the farmers who live and breath nature and tell me of their encounters. Spring after Spring. 

 

But this year has been different.  There have been repeated reports,

And I have seen an eagle on the tree:

 

 Well? Nothing.

 

 Maybe too close or anxious? Back off?

 

 Days past and then Dorothy and Donald phoned: the "Eagle" has landed again. And off I went to see.

 

 And there they were! Maybe the will stay this year?

 

All the best,

WOB 

Eclipse Memories

 Savour the good weather,

Enjoy what you are given

The Moon rose! Clearly!

Looking East  at 6:30PM I was actually surprised at how clear the sky was.

 So, up at 4AM, down to the lounge,

(The conductor's notes?)

 It has started.

 So has coffee and Timbits!

 Then it was over.

 

I checked again Tuesday evening:

 And one can see some craters entering shadows in the upper right.

Then the weather changed. That is the way it is -

March eclipse: Blood Moon

Starry trails into the leafless 

Never to return

     WOB 

June Memories

 Pink clouds looking West;

 

 

Memories - Fair Isle - Sea  pinks

 

 

March peace And Spring Lambs 

 

WOB 

Has Spring/Frühling risen?

 We don't have the snowdrops reported from England and Germany but this afternoon I saw  flowerpots  through the snow!

 

 

 

 

 And when I looked about I saw a gazibo also poking through!

 

 

Sure signs of Spring,

 

sigh,

 

 

WOB 

Did March enter as a lion or a lamb?

 Baby, its cold outside! But if the sheep have not been shorn then

Shearing Your Sheep  is a must before lambing.

The Ettrick Shepherd doth speak.

On the other hand, the lion's teeth are not far away:

 Can almost feel its breath. 

Meet me in April - WOB

Ever wonder about us birders

Of course you have - we all have.

 

And rightly so - the secret is now out:

 

 And 24/7.

 

Takes one to know one,

Sincerely,

Wise Old Bird 

Best intentions gang aft a-gley

 Some felt that simply the page of 5 poems was enough:

https://rhapsodieswiseoldbird.blogspot.com/2026/02/6-more-weeks-of-haikuing-through-winter.html 

And that these two pages didn't add anything:

 https://rhapsodieswiseoldbird.blogspot.com/2026/02/june-20th-mainly-2025.html

 https://rhapsodieswiseoldbird.blogspot.com/2026/02/rainbows-and-puffins.html

So having started the illustrations for fun, here are the last

three for you to enjoy, I hope.

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#3
Sea Pinks along the cliffs
Nesting with Puffins, Fulmars,
Nature Lovers smile.
 
#4
Sea pinks on the rock,
Fair Isle coast in salty wind,
Pink cushions hold fast.
 
#5
Sea pinks shimmering -
Dewy droplets lovers shed.
Fragile strength embrace.

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 #3
Sea Pinks along the cliffs

 

Nesting with Puffins, Fulmars,

 

Nature Lovers smile.

 

 #4
Sea pinks on the rock,

 

Fair Isle coast in salty wind,

 

Pink cushions hold fast.

 

 #5
Sea pinks shimmering -

 

Dewy droplets lovers shed.

 

Fragile strength embrace.

 

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A comment. With 3 poems in this entry there is a reason to think of 2 cases: one - all 3 poems were written by WOB and then #1 and #2 must have been written by HAL  which of course means:

HAL's name, according to Clarke, is derived from Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_9000

Or there are mixed authors for #1 and #2  and also for these last three poems. Take your pick and let me know your thoughts, please. What could be simpler? Well, not writing is also simple, sadly.

 

WOB