tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post3192761833481084656..comments2024-03-28T13:00:19.040+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: The Birds – my feathered friends ...Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-90808497079587956392011-02-26T07:47:38.907+00:002011-02-26T07:47:38.907+00:00Hi Riley .. good to meet you - delighted you found...Hi Riley .. good to meet you - delighted you found the blog and would love to know how you got here!?<br /><br />Did you stay up half the night reading? .. it seems a fun book - I googled it .. <br /><br />I'm not a birder - but just love posting about things that interest me in my quirky way .. give everyone I hope something to think about - & I had the photos because they add to whole .. & I learn as I go.<br /><br />Good to meet and thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment - enjoy the weekend .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-49790561288641589232011-02-26T00:32:26.900+00:002011-02-26T00:32:26.900+00:00Hi Hilary,
What a beautiful blogsite you have crea...Hi Hilary,<br />What a beautiful blogsite you have created! I'm not a hard core birder but I do enjoy their beauty and song. I've just started reading To See Every Bird On Earth (A Father,A Son and a Lifelong Obsession)by Dan Koeppel. I'm fully resigned to the fact that I'm going to get hooked and stay up half the night reading. This post was a great warm-up act. Wish you the best and thanks.<br />Rileyriley harrisonhttp://www.getting-unstuck.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-62388459385365878752011-02-20T13:08:17.926+00:002011-02-20T13:08:17.926+00:00Hi Theresa .. There must have been nursery rhymes ...Hi Theresa .. There must have been nursery rhymes on records .. but I don't think we had them. I loved find these poems again .. as I found other links too .. interesting memories.<br /><br />The bird song here is growing every day .. it's cold today - but still they're out there chirping away ..<br /><br />Owls are special aren't they .. and wise - they hide and keep quiet ..except for the twit-a-whooooo .. <br /><br />Enjoy the rest of the weekend .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-79664616369258765302011-02-20T12:55:59.229+00:002011-02-20T12:55:59.229+00:00The blackbirds quotes bring me back. One of my fi...The blackbirds quotes bring me back. One of my first records (yeah, I'm that old) was of nursery rhymes. I remember the blackbird one being on it. And The Beatles one is a classic!<br /><br />There are so many beautiful birds. Living in a city, I forgot the varieties out in the world. These days, I've been thinking of owls.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-87701647261768485502011-02-16T17:24:29.050+00:002011-02-16T17:24:29.050+00:00Hi Susanne .. many thanks for The Stylish Blogger ...Hi Susanne .. many thanks for The Stylish Blogger Award - really kind of you to think of me. Love your five favourite things .. family and friends are so important .. food too!<br /><br />New bloggers to catch up with too .. that's great .. cheers and have a great week .. the award is much appreciated - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-59326416806000648042011-02-16T16:42:21.252+00:002011-02-16T16:42:21.252+00:00I hope you will stop by to get the award I've ...I hope you will stop by to get the award I've given you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-76631454025382238772011-02-16T07:32:57.162+00:002011-02-16T07:32:57.162+00:00Hi Jannie .. it is definitely on its way here - th...Hi Jannie .. it is definitely on its way here - the catkins are out, the bulbs are popping up and some of the winter jasmine is out.<br /><br />I didn't know your dove was called a Mourning one - but see it's an American bird. As you say they do have wonderful calls .. soft and delicate.<br /><br />I'm fine thank you as is Mum - just doing a few other important things and nearly back. Cheers - Jannie .. be back in the blogging world shortly .. xoxox HilsHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-77397423223745435292011-02-16T00:42:40.836+00:002011-02-16T00:42:40.836+00:00Spring is showing signs of awakening here. This mo...Spring is showing signs of awakening here. This morning I heard the first mourning dove as I was laying in bed. Such a soft pretty sound. <br /><br />Thinking of you all and hoping you are well. <br /><br />XxooJannie Funsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11595786402510366043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-16482958531613088162011-02-15T20:10:14.988+00:002011-02-15T20:10:14.988+00:00Hi Stephen .. good of you to come over .. I'll...Hi Stephen .. good of you to come over .. I'll be back up and running shortly.<br /><br />Isn't it great when the memory bank from our youth comes back into view again .. did you sing the song with your kids .. and tell them about the pie? I'm sure birds were flying around the kitchens in the Middle Ages .. escaping to live again.<br /><br />Me too - Beatles' era I fell into. I think I appreciate their songs more now .. can understand their meaning better .. <br /><br />Lovely seeing you .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-28111811783385155092011-02-15T19:49:13.159+00:002011-02-15T19:49:13.159+00:00So that's where magpie came from. I learn some...So that's where magpie came from. I learn something new here every time I visit. And i remember that image from a kids of the Sing a Song of Sixpence and the blackbirds flying out of a pie. And I've always like that Beatles song. But then I like all the Beatle's songs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-80579415375795057122011-02-14T19:37:03.768+00:002011-02-14T19:37:03.768+00:00Hi JD .. good to see you - I think I can understan...Hi JD .. good to see you - I think I can understand your feelings .. after your experience. I've never found a baby bird and wanted to put it back - but the birds sure have learnt quickly. I imagine some boy -nightmares have ensued?!<br /><br />I have had a similar experience with elephants in Botswana .. and that was slightly scarier!! The matriarch wouldn't leave us alone & split our 'convoy' .. we did get through & I have to say I was relieved!!<br /><br />Thanks for coming by - I hope to be back up and running properly shortly .. all the best - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-39952330262515848552011-02-14T19:33:05.044+00:002011-02-14T19:33:05.044+00:00Hi Deborah Ann ... nor did I - so I thought a litt...Hi Deborah Ann ... nor did I - so I thought a little post would help! I'd heard of the Jackdaw of Rheims somewhere in my childhood .. <br /><br />but you're right - God is very creative in the creatures he makes - including the variants of us (humans)!<br /><br />You too - I'm have a peaceful Valentine's Day .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-18229253041090963262011-02-14T18:52:55.032+00:002011-02-14T18:52:55.032+00:00I' a fan of birds, but they haven't always...I' a fan of birds, but they haven't always been my friend.<br /><br />When I used to walk to school, there was a Blue Jay that was out to get me. I had made the mistake of trying to help her baby that had fallen from its nest, not knowing you're not supposed to do that. The mother Blue Jay followed me every day to school.J.D. Meierhttp://SourcesOfInsight.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-69727789208130489492011-02-14T18:46:01.713+00:002011-02-14T18:46:01.713+00:00I don't know my birds that well. And I never h...I don't know my birds that well. And I never heard of a Jackdaw. God certainly must relish in creativity - in humans and animals alike!<br /><br />Happy Valentines Day!Deborah Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14415814125499548149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-54410198986965832422011-02-14T07:14:18.675+00:002011-02-14T07:14:18.675+00:00Hi Leigh .. thank you the magpie in flight I too t...Hi Leigh .. thank you the magpie in flight I too thought was an amazing photo. Well .. poor blackbirds baked in a pie .. one of the chefs here recreated that aspect .. and the blackbirds flew out in front of the guests .. it was part of a theatrical performance that was put on by the kitchens in the Middle Ages, which the chef replicated.<br /><br />Good to see you - enjoy the week .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-48337494602029967202011-02-14T07:09:59.068+00:002011-02-14T07:09:59.068+00:00Hi Richard .. many thanks .. - the maggot pies ..c...Hi Richard .. many thanks .. - the maggot pies ..could be good material for you and your videos? <br /><br />It's interesting how things have changed over the centuries .. and been named. Good to see you - have a good week .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-40041660577828369152011-02-13T22:55:35.673+00:002011-02-13T22:55:35.673+00:00what gorgeous bird photos! I love the magpie in fl...what gorgeous bird photos! I love the magpie in flight. I've always wondered how the black birds stayed alive in the pie... LOL! Thanks, girl~ <3LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-76836857265302735392011-02-13T17:19:27.111+00:002011-02-13T17:19:27.111+00:00I didn't know half of these birds things as i ...I didn't know half of these birds things as i do now. lol.<br />Thanks for the education.<br />.<br />Mag pies (maggot pies) lol that makes so much senseArts web showhttp://artswebshow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-65888559266128704802011-02-13T08:02:19.300+00:002011-02-13T08:02:19.300+00:00Hi Patricia - good to see you .. I too love readin...Hi Patricia - good to see you .. I too love reading others comments on the blogs (because I too am late usually) .. <br /><br />The bird song and birds have really taken off here - so the longer days and warmer temperatures are pointing us all in the right direction = spring!<br /><br />That's why when I was writing this post - I was thinking I'll have the record and reminder for the future - I'm always referring back to things.<br /><br />We're about to get some more of your windy and wet weather .. even though you're on the west coast.<br /><br />Exactly - well said - Mum is "being with grace". Have a peaceful day and enjoy your walks despite the weather .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-77589803865823372642011-02-13T07:57:49.835+00:002011-02-13T07:57:49.835+00:00Hi Connie .. thank you - it's lovely seeing yo...Hi Connie .. thank you - it's lovely seeing you here .. I just love finding things out and then letting you know about them too! It's always good to know you enjoy my eclectic views. I love putting the pictures in - seems to bring the posts to life.<br /><br />Thanks - all the best HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-90028968715241040942011-02-13T07:53:27.787+00:002011-02-13T07:53:27.787+00:00Hi Marinela .. many thanks .. glad you enjoyed it ...Hi Marinela .. many thanks .. glad you enjoyed it .. have a good week to come .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-3288915830793864412011-02-12T23:47:57.646+00:002011-02-12T23:47:57.646+00:00There were lots of birds singing this morning, I w...There were lots of birds singing this morning, I wish I could remember the names and the songs of each. A few of the winter travelers have returned. It is pouring rain and windy now here and so no songs or flits<br /><br />I enjoyed your post very much. Don't know why I seem to get here late, ah then I can enjoy all the comments. <br />Thank you<br />Glad your mum is being with grace.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649391137077220495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-39025782566267024582011-02-12T22:35:11.152+00:002011-02-12T22:35:11.152+00:00I always love visiting your blog, Hilary. You have...I always love visiting your blog, Hilary. You have such creative and interesting posts! Thanks for sharing about the birds and the great pictures.Connie Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06264510809220669622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-89590858665156512912011-02-12T20:20:41.192+00:002011-02-12T20:20:41.192+00:00Such a fun and interesting post, Hilary!
All the b...Such a fun and interesting post, Hilary!<br />All the best<br />Marinela xShort poemshttp://www.marinelareka.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-61275627345681760052011-02-12T08:24:41.894+00:002011-02-12T08:24:41.894+00:00Hi Susan .. many thanks .. I just enjoy weaving to...Hi Susan .. many thanks .. I just enjoy weaving together aspects of life .. and bringing back to our memories aspects we may have forgotten. Good to have such a lovely comment - thank you.<br /><br />Have a peaceful weekend .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com