Monday, March 20, 2006
bird story
A few paces south of the Beltline (the highway that wraps itself around the perimeters of Madison), you can pick up a trail that will lead you to the shores of Lake Waubesa. Eventually, you’ll reach railroad tracks that bridge a waterway linking Waubesa with Mud Lake (or Goose, or whatever other generic name you want to give to the lake adjacent to it). Following the tracks back toward Madison places you in the midst of the marshes where birds mate, eat, rest and generally hide from the likes of me.
I walked there yesterday. Watching the games geese play with each other, I thought a lot about the way we ourselves coax and tease, laugh, eat (an essential in my case) and play with, and generally chase down the objects of our affection.
he chases her
she then chases him
a secret, underwater pursuit
they're just so into each other
he's doing the mating dance
alone
traveling together
two take off
heading into the sunset, alone
watching
too much togetherness?
keeping up with her
two birdwatchers, waiting, with expectations
I walked there yesterday. Watching the games geese play with each other, I thought a lot about the way we ourselves coax and tease, laugh, eat (an essential in my case) and play with, and generally chase down the objects of our affection.
he chases her
she then chases him
a secret, underwater pursuit
they're just so into each other
he's doing the mating dance
alone
traveling together
two take off
heading into the sunset, alone
watching
too much togetherness?
keeping up with her
two birdwatchers, waiting, with expectations
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These are extraordinary photos. You are truly multitalented: thanks for sharing (some of) your talents with us.
ReplyDeleteoh, ducks. i love ducks.
ReplyDeletethese pictures are gorgeous, nina, as always.
Enchanting! I hope you don't mind that your solitary duck is now keeping me company as my desktop wallpaper ...
ReplyDeleteYour photos remind me of that Ella Fitzgerald song . . .
ReplyDeleteBirds do it, bees do it
Even educated fleas do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
It's almost Spring. Time to throw caution to the wind and fall in love.
Those are beautiful ...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the nice bird photos.
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