tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post3165936100893446356..comments2024-03-16T14:03:19.116+00:00Comments on Above the River: Baby birds and butterfliesCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-91654238498873060082015-06-04T22:30:13.742+01:002015-06-04T22:30:13.742+01:00Always enjoy reading and looking at your posts. We...Always enjoy reading and looking at your posts. Weather has been up and down a bit recently but hopefully now June is here things will improve.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-15325783870733222952015-06-04T21:35:02.718+01:002015-06-04T21:35:02.718+01:00What you said about peacocks - spot on. My party t...What you said about peacocks - spot on. My party trick is knowing that the collective noun for peacocks is "an ostentation". I think that pretty much says it all!<br /><br />Wasn't that wind awful? The birds here just looked unsettled and bemused by it all. Thank goodness summer seems (touch wood) to have arrived. xxGillian Roehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080123177116154219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-14834401703281708532015-06-03T16:41:59.648+01:002015-06-03T16:41:59.648+01:00Love those butterflies. I don't think I'v...Love those butterflies. I don't think I've ever seen a blue one. One of our cats is also a fan of the pretty flying critters. One day, she walked in from the garden, made a strange chirruping sound and a butterfly flew out of her mouth. Hope the strong winds of late didn't cause too much damage.love those cupcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251676130165434278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-14341068280629421392015-06-03T14:32:29.268+01:002015-06-03T14:32:29.268+01:00That's terrible about your greenhouse. Hope yo...That's terrible about your greenhouse. Hope you got it all sorted.Gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13234219836891799676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-55844161540038554642015-06-02T23:19:19.880+01:002015-06-02T23:19:19.880+01:00I worry about birds in wild weather too! we are hi...I worry about birds in wild weather too! we are hitting winter and frosts here, and I wonder how the little ones keep warm and do not freeze overnight! so I would have been worried about your baby crows too.<br />that blue butterfly is so pretty, in a very subdued kind of way. <br />please keep supplying pictures of blue skies - much needed here right now!e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-69786525389831602522015-06-02T21:55:38.037+01:002015-06-02T21:55:38.037+01:00It is amazing how nature knows how to take care of...It is amazing how nature knows how to take care of itself. Birds know how to build sturdy nests and other animals hide fromt the wild wind. Beautify photos.<br />MeredithMereknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596140300034854370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-73130592365976180372015-06-02T20:33:11.538+01:002015-06-02T20:33:11.538+01:00Beautiful photos as always CJ, especially the butt...Beautiful photos as always CJ, especially the butterflies - I love them too. What Mr Peacock may lack in brain he certainly makes up for in beauty :o) and is that The School Recorder Book standing up on your piano? I'd know it anywhere, I still have mine (from about 1969) and it doesn't look as though it's changed a bit!! I hope your crow family is holding on in this weather - I can't believe I'm wearing thick socks in June! Have a great week CJ. Jane xxJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929252398048579419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-60853413478211041782015-06-02T20:13:43.186+01:002015-06-02T20:13:43.186+01:00Hey CJ,
Stunning shots of the butterfly, my friend...Hey CJ,<br />Stunning shots of the butterfly, my friend. I actually know a few peacocks in real life....<br />You live in a gorgeous part of world. And you and your boys really make the most of it too. I really hope the plants in your greenhouse were ok. My garden has been battered, and is rather bruised. There have been some casualties, notably the alliums and my lovely rambling rose. I think I may just give up on Alliums; most of them got nailed by the snails anyway. I shall try and tie the rose back to it's trellis, and hope it holds.<br /><br />Leanne xxLeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617604296746784414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-53105827313008544702015-06-02T18:31:03.760+01:002015-06-02T18:31:03.760+01:00Stunning photos CJ, sounds like you had a lovely h...Stunning photos CJ, sounds like you had a lovely half-term. I hope your greenhouse contents are not too damaged. xxJulie https://www.blogger.com/profile/15712709232628195386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-89381924414826023572015-06-02T18:09:20.728+01:002015-06-02T18:09:20.728+01:00Oh your photo's are just gorgeous CJ - particu...Oh your photo's are just gorgeous CJ - particularly the butterfly ones. It sounds like half term was all as it should be !<br />Kate xxjustpootlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823474347070110168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-66801389216103319742015-06-02T17:32:19.176+01:002015-06-02T17:32:19.176+01:00Really interesting that you can see a crows nest. ...Really interesting that you can see a crows nest. We have tons of crows around here and the little babe and I always talk about them on our walks. I turn it into a counting game, since they are always in groups of three (called murders). Just the other week, I wondered about their breeding habits. What happens to the murder during breeding season?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-3194217226723456402015-06-02T15:06:13.972+01:002015-06-02T15:06:13.972+01:00Hope you managed to retrieve your pots of tomatoes...Hope you managed to retrieve your pots of tomatoes, etc. Blinking wind. It's force 8 here today – the sea is frothing. Gorgeous butterfly photos; gorgeous photos all-round. The weather forecast is for balmier weather towards the end of the week, so fingers crossed your son will have a summer-y birthday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-84550587427142583222015-06-02T14:54:09.730+01:002015-06-02T14:54:09.730+01:00Your butterfly photo is amazing, CJ. We don't ...Your butterfly photo is amazing, CJ. We don't see any blues round here. You are absolutely right about the peacock, they strut about like the own the place. And they're noisy too! What a nuisance about your mini greenhouse, the wind certainly has got up, hasn't it? <br />I hope the birthday excitement doesn't peak too soon :-) xxAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10007583111181817717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-1410775427700487662015-06-02T12:44:45.019+01:002015-06-02T12:44:45.019+01:00I spotted a common blue the other day too & di...I spotted a common blue the other day too & different one in the garden which I'm still trying to identify. We have a local garden centre with a peacock & a pea hen. The male is rather showy, you can almost see the female thinking 'There he goes again' Oh no, your poor little greenhouse & plants, I hope they are ok. x Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-57759086658758424132015-06-02T12:28:43.105+01:002015-06-02T12:28:43.105+01:00The butterfly photo is fabulous, you've caught...The butterfly photo is fabulous, you've caught it beautifully with its wings outstretched, it looks perfect. I'm totally fed up of the wind, I don't think we've had a still day yet this year, I do hope that you've managed to salvage something from the greenhouse and that the nest is still intact, complete with babies. I always remember this summer terms being really busy when my two were at primary school, it's something I miss now, I used to love the music recitals, sports days and assemblies.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-48460752307857367732015-06-02T10:24:01.086+01:002015-06-02T10:24:01.086+01:00Butterflies flying flowers. I hope ythat you manag...Butterflies flying flowers. I hope ythat you manage to rescue the contents of your greenhouse.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-35837139270917467152015-06-02T09:37:35.491+01:002015-06-02T09:37:35.491+01:00As always a most enjoyable post and lovely picture...As always a most enjoyable post and lovely pictures. I rarely ever see blue butterflies let alone take a picture of one. Sorry to read that your mini greenhouse toppled over. I hope that you can retrieve most of the plants. <br />Thanks, and you too. Flighty xxFlightyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082758817547303423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-91879334538250320002015-06-02T09:17:08.937+01:002015-06-02T09:17:08.937+01:00Definitely a Common Blue- well done, super shot :o...Definitely a Common Blue- well done, super shot :o)<br /><br />Everyone's back at school and work here too- I am quite relishing the quiet!<br /><br />It always amazes me what baby birds can endure, but then I suppose we think of it from a human point of view, not a bird. Lovely to be able to watch the little one progressing xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-18437090079783772372015-06-02T09:00:38.816+01:002015-06-02T09:00:38.816+01:00It sounds like you had a lovely half-term. And I t...It sounds like you had a lovely half-term. And I tend to agree about the peacock!!anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414143391795492586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-62937126582646322942015-06-02T06:46:03.755+01:002015-06-02T06:46:03.755+01:00I would love to take a walk in those hills and loo...I would love to take a walk in those hills and look at the butterflies. Looks like heaven of tranquility to me. :)<br />Xxx<br />AnnetteAnnette - MyRoseValleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09778246579909568662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-31830678526415806082015-06-02T03:28:07.299+01:002015-06-02T03:28:07.299+01:00So much life happening all around you! That butte...So much life happening all around you! That butterfly is stunning...I haven't seen those around here! And my goodness are those views amazing!! It is like you are standing on top of a mountain! And I'm sorry to hear about the winds knocking your little greenhouse over. The winds were horrid here and flatlined several of my pretty flowers in my front garden. I was out staking everything back up today. Here is to more discoveries my friend....oh and the rabbits have eaten all of my peas! You win some and you lose some! Happy gardening! Nicole xoxoMy Garden Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295676587780780313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-90674951637297754952015-06-02T03:13:05.734+01:002015-06-02T03:13:05.734+01:00LOL I love your description of peacocks. I'v...LOL I love your description of peacocks. I've often thought that .....especially when the ones here stand in the middle of the road blocking traffic and WILL.NOT.MOVE. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-20379690956273069202015-06-02T02:02:23.373+01:002015-06-02T02:02:23.373+01:00Beautiful butterfly, you have such a talent with a...Beautiful butterfly, you have such a talent with a camera. Its blowing a storm here too, we have had to put the heating back on.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-43791220606504145622015-06-02T01:57:14.675+01:002015-06-02T01:57:14.675+01:00Gorgeous butterfly, I've never seen one. It l...Gorgeous butterfly, I've never seen one. It looks like you and your family have been having fun and out and about a lot. Good for you. It was cute to see your little one coloring and climbing. ((hugs)), Teresa :-) Teresa Kasnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228404538876664577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-16103649701539493422015-06-01T23:33:29.243+01:002015-06-01T23:33:29.243+01:00LOVE that butterfly photo! And you just randomly s...LOVE that butterfly photo! And you just randomly saw a peacock out and about?Haha that's crazy. I've only ever seen them in zoos!tina bumblebeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13660028678294250067noreply@blogger.com