Swans hold some kind of magic for me. I have a huge photo of one behind my bed, nesting with its beak under wing. I love the way the swan in the foreground of your photo has a twisty neck in contrast to the other two (who may be swallowing!).
How lovely and how well your words fit the picture; arching, dipping, lifting, tilting, swallowing. Nice to have met you on these pages. I agree we seem to be on the same wavelength and I hope to hear from you again.
Hi Merlene - just checked your page and see your favourite film is Whistle down the Wind - Well Wow! would you believe it was filmed where I grew up - not the town part I hasten to add, but the farm and fields and quarry were just up the road from my house and where I used to walk my dog. There's coincidence!
Really? This film impacted on me for some reason - the message, the innocence, the wild beauty of the setting, the wonderful acting...
Quite different from where I grew up in Launceston, Tasmania, although I spent my earliest years on a farm outside Burnie; 64 acres of cows and spuds, barns that held secrets, pigs and chooks.
Then you may be interested to know that all the children apart from Hayley Mills were from the local village school and none of them went on to be actors. The village where the Salvation Army were at the beginning is called Downham, it's close to the little market town of Clitheroe in Lancashire. The town used was Burnley which is actually over the other side of the hills.It is a wonderfully innocent film and one of my favourites too.
Swans hold some kind of magic for me. I have a huge photo of one behind my bed, nesting with its beak under wing. I love the way the swan in the foreground of your photo has a twisty neck in contrast to the other two (who may be swallowing!).
ReplyDeleteThanks Barb - I sent you a couple more photos via email. I hope you got them OK.
ReplyDeleteWow Mavis, you really capture the swans' movement, a really lovely piece x
ReplyDeleteYes - quite beautiful! It sounds a wonderful place to live!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely and how well your words fit the picture; arching, dipping, lifting, tilting, swallowing. Nice to have met you on these pages. I agree we seem to be on the same wavelength and I hope to hear from you again.
ReplyDeletePS Love the colour of your hair.
Hi Merlene - just checked your page and see your favourite film is Whistle down the Wind - Well Wow! would you believe it was filmed where I grew up - not the town part I hasten to add, but the farm and fields and quarry were just up the road from my house and where I used to walk my dog. There's coincidence!
ReplyDeleteReally? This film impacted on me for some reason - the message, the innocence, the wild beauty of the setting, the wonderful acting...
ReplyDeleteQuite different from where I grew up in Launceston, Tasmania, although I spent my earliest years on a farm outside Burnie; 64 acres of cows and spuds, barns that held secrets, pigs and chooks.
Then you may be interested to know that all the children apart from Hayley Mills were from the local village school and none of them went on to be actors. The village where the Salvation Army were at the beginning is called Downham, it's close to the little market town of Clitheroe in Lancashire. The town used was Burnley which is actually over the other side of the hills.It is a wonderfully innocent film and one of my favourites too.
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