the picture was taken @ The Forgotten

Dragon Song Main Theme of Final Fantasy XIV Heavensward

A peaceful sunset at Findhorn.

For some reason this image reminded me of one of my favourite books and pieces of music. The book Captain Corelli's Mandolin; the music Pelagia's Song. Always relaxing to listen to…

m.youtube.com/watch?v=_xN4l7fDyCc

A bird that I hear everyday in my backyard, but still one of my favorite shots from my visit to Quivira.

Melospiza melodia

This Song Sparrow spotted foraging at the side of a small pond along a Cootes Paradise trail in the Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton, Ontario.

(Melospiza melodia)

ogni cosa attorno

ha l'odore inalterato dell'assenza.

è ciò che accade quando

i contorni di un ricordo

si sgretolano in frammenti infinitesimali.

in realtà tutto rimane com'era,

è la percezione che cambia.

è la differenza tra una tela appena dipinta

e la medesima tela trecento anni dopo.

le crepe nel colore.

la medesima immagine,

si scompone senza cambiare veramente.

ed io mi ritrovo qui

in un punto causale di uno spazio casuale,

dove tutto attorno è teso,

sul punto di sgretolarsi.

e la soddisfazione è infinita

in quell'istante,

prima che tutto vada in pezzi,

prima che tutto giunga al termine.

bianco e nero sono il medesimo colore

nel mio pensiero circolare.

è tutto qui.

e ciclicamente si ripete.

soundtrack [65daysofstatic * Don't Go Down to Sorrow]

view/read/listen with its twin image/text/song here

SW CT

Female Song Sparrow Bird.

"I read within a poet's book

A word that starred the page:

"Stone walls do not a prison make,

Nor iron bars a cage!"

Yes, that is true; and something more

You'll find, where'er you roam,

That marble floors and gilded walls

Can never make a home.

But every house where Love abides,

And Friendship is a guest,

Is surely home, and home-sweet-home:

For there the heart can rest."

- A Home Song by Henry Van Dyke

I don't have a "Lockdown song", I have many...

Music is one of the best way to keep my sanity when things go bad in my country during the pandemic, and believe me they have been worst than anyone can suppose.

I love to hear Pop, Rock, Classic between other genders of music. For this theme I have chosen the music of Queen. I know that some lyrics are a bit depressive (as in Bohemian Rhapsody), but others are so uplifiting and the melodies absolutely brilliant.

I found a little wood music box, a special gift from my daughter, that plays some notes of Bohemian Rhapsody.

For: #Macro Mondays Group

Theme: #Lockdown Song

Effects from:

pngtree.com/freepng/music-notes_1514066.html

Male Blackcap - Norfolk

Many thanks to all those who fave or comment always very much appreciated

This song sparrow was busy investigating the side of the trail, and didn't really care that I had squatted near for images.

Westmoreland County, PA

It collected worms for his younglings.

Thank you all for visits, favs and comments, it's greatly appreciated!

Song thrush, Turdus philomelos, laulurastas, Finland.

Song Sparrow

Coyote Hills Regional Park, Fremont, California

Melospiza Melodia

SONG LINK: Thinkin' Bout You"

by Ciara

LYRICS:

I've been thinkin' bout you

I've been thinkin' 'bout you

Wonderin' who's stuck in your head at night

Wonder if I ever cross your mind

Keeping you up in your bed at night

I've been thinkin' 'bout you

I can't get you off the brain (No)

Lovin' you is somethin' strange (So strange)

Don't get me wrong I ain't complainin' (No)

I've been thinkin' 'bout you

I'm wondering if your love's a game

Just kissin' girls and takin' names (Tell me)

Is it love or entertainment?

I've been thinkin' 'bout you

Wonderin' who's stuck in your head at night

Wonder if I ever cross your mind

Keeping you up in your bed at night

I've been thinkin' 'bout you

I try to fight it but it's hard to fight

I've been thinkin' 'bout you

I've been thinkin' 'bout you

I've been thinkin' bout you (Yeah)

You're a habit, hard to break

You're more than a heart can take

There's no exit, no escapin' (No)

I've been thinkin' 'bout you

Maybe you're my destination

(Maybe you're my destination)

Or maybe just a fantasy

(Maybe just a fantasy)

Maybe it's just my imagination

Boy, I've been thinkin' 'bout you

Wonderin' who's stuck in your head at night

Wonder if I ever cross your mind (Do I?)

Keeping you up in your bed at night

I've been thinkin' 'bout you

I try to fight it but it's hard to fight

I've been thinkin' 'bout you

I've been thinkin' 'bout you

Early in the mornin'

Think about you all day

Late night in the evenin'

I can't get you off of my brain

Early in the mornin'

Think about you all day

Late night in the evenin'

I can't get you off of my brain

I've been thinkin' 'bout you

(I've been thinkin' 'bout you)

(I've been thinkin' 'bout you)

I've been thinkin' bout you

A Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) perched on a garden fence.

Community Garden, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA

Botanical Gardens, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA.

Song Sparrow shot in Hastings, ON, Canada

Knarr Gallery

Daryl Knarr

Knarr Photography

Scientific name: Turdus philomelos.

Famous for smashing open snails and for the sweet song which gives this bird its name. The song thrush was once a common sight in UK woodland, but is sadly in decline. Info: Woodland Trust.

Many thanks to people who view or comment on my photos.

This Song Sparrow was singing away near me, and gave me a quick look on one of its breaks.

youtu.be/OFGgbT_VasI

Stith Lake, Jones County, TX

Unusually for me, a completely uncropped image.

Nikon Z 9, 800mm S PF, 1/640, f/7.1, ISO 1400.

Nikon Z 9, 800mm S PF, 1/640, f/8, ISO 1400.

Sunset at Bridport, Tasmania

This song sparrow was singing away from this perch, begging to be photographed.

Nikon Z 9, 800mm S PF, 1/500, f/7.1, ISO 560.

This song sparrow was telling me the reason I shouldn't approach any further on the path. Unfortunately, I had too far to go to return back the way I came, so it eventually had to be the one to yield.

Song Thrush with insects, Hollow Ponds, Leytonstone, London.

A Song Sparrow singing on a beautiful sunny morning.

Pacifica, CA

Community Garden, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA

Not a butterfly, but I got this with my macro lens.

I was walking along a favorite butterfly trail when i came upon this guy singing from a willow close to the trail. He was quite accomodating. He let me get very close, move to get the angle I wanted, and waited while I changed my camera settings.

Elk Island National Park. Strathcona County, Alberta.