tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post5526591702980835200..comments2023-07-22T15:44:42.859+01:00Comments on More about the song - rambling with Rachel Fox: Coo cooRachel Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-23396746037648060302010-06-08T20:58:25.563+01:002010-06-08T20:58:25.563+01:00Thanks all...we've had visitors for the past c...Thanks all...we've had visitors for the past couple of days...no blogging time!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-66076193092713397082010-06-08T18:56:07.201+01:002010-06-08T18:56:07.201+01:00Coo ee! Nice to see you back at it :)Coo ee! Nice to see you back at it :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-59561253996818737722010-06-08T08:52:20.323+01:002010-06-08T08:52:20.323+01:00Just the kind of gentle observation that I like Ra...Just the kind of gentle observation that I like Rachel. Quite right about the 'half-arsed' - two have built in our Scots Pines and their nest (two sticks across and a little bit of moss) is so flimsy that their eggs drop straight through and break in the grass.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-33018373603221930222010-06-08T07:28:49.235+01:002010-06-08T07:28:49.235+01:00I've always drawn a line between town pigeons ...I've always drawn a line between town pigeons and wood pigeons - hate the former, quite like the latter. Delighted to see the latter are lazy and build half-arsed nests! Thought this was going to be about Alvin Stardust from the title...Peter Gouldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292063172122249202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-22669065157667265602010-06-07T22:05:59.407+01:002010-06-07T22:05:59.407+01:00That's them exactly! They are lazy, aren't...That's them exactly! They are lazy, aren't they? I LOVE the half-arsed nest line.<br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-89038709160346415292010-06-07T17:08:17.276+01:002010-06-07T17:08:17.276+01:00I like this Rachel, think I like the sound of thei...I like this Rachel, think I like the sound of their lifestyles alot... oh to be a wood pigeonNiamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-78208730094105674892010-06-07T13:36:45.829+01:002010-06-07T13:36:45.829+01:00you're spot on with the lazy pigeon. I do love...you're spot on with the lazy pigeon. I do love the woodpigeon coo though,Emerging Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06539530495238043923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-21379318868633679612010-06-07T12:08:08.245+01:002010-06-07T12:08:08.245+01:00I'm with you in the dislike for pigeons, at le...I'm with you in the dislike for pigeons, at least groups of, hordes of, lousy greedy mobs of, pigeons. Just one or two per square km they can be okay.<br />But, if there is so much for them to eat, just as well they're there to eat it, isn't it? Now we need something to eat them.NanUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596765792663269178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-2681184708786699712010-06-07T09:01:23.148+01:002010-06-07T09:01:23.148+01:00Some pigeons have gone urban to such an extent tha...Some pigeons have gone urban to such an extent that we have quite a different relationship with them now (seagulls the same in seaside places like this). They wander about the towns and cities - spooking us out (well, me anyway - I've had big bird phobia since primary school), eyeballing us and sneering 'you think this landscape is yours..well, it's not, it belongs to us.' (insert evil baddie laugh). That's one reason I wanted to write about these less threatening cousins.<br /><br />Funnily enough I didn't find 'The Birds' scary at all - the feathered ones just didn't look real enough. If someone remade it with the effects they can do now it would probably be a different story though!<br /><br />Gwei Mui - I like the idea of being intriguing. It makes a change from just bloody annoying. And I like impish even more!<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-1037473854411292172010-06-07T08:03:52.293+01:002010-06-07T08:03:52.293+01:00I love this it's cheeky, impish, the half arse...I love this it's cheeky, impish, the half arsed nest says it all for me. We have plenty of pigeons like this near where I live -fat and foot deformed! There is somethng very intriguing, about your work it is riddle like making you want to dg a little deeper@ctors Businesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118148558033452749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-29604389852547711082010-06-07T00:05:00.094+01:002010-06-07T00:05:00.094+01:00Wow! This is a a concise, Larkinesque Anglo-Saxon...Wow! This is a a concise, Larkinesque Anglo-Saxon riddle of a poem.<br /><br />Loved it. Especially the "(for birds)".<br /><br />And a fabulous poster to illustrate just how keen Hitchcock could be about our deepest, irrational fears.<br /><br />This is a really fun Bus so far!Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-70408778410084213132010-06-06T23:39:53.336+01:002010-06-06T23:39:53.336+01:00We don't have pigeons living in our yard, but ...We don't have pigeons living in our yard, but goodness at the fat doves! And they aren't afraid of anything - giving you the evil eye if you venture into their territory.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-51381505117209065312010-06-06T22:07:43.824+01:002010-06-06T22:07:43.824+01:00I can make a pigeon coo by blowing through my hand...I can make a pigeon coo by blowing through my hands!<br /><br />Hmn...syntax error....<br /><br />Very refreshing to read "half arsed nest" of a pigeon parallel poem.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-82939080146178689242010-06-06T22:06:50.966+01:002010-06-06T22:06:50.966+01:00Why is it that most birds have some facet of beaut...Why is it that most birds have some facet of beauty and yet pigeons make everyone think of disease and pestilence? :)<br /><br />Nicely done...that poster brought back some childhood memories. I watched it on late night tv [wasn't suppose to] and I looked at birds funny for a week.hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-62001939844803719152010-06-06T21:09:37.162+01:002010-06-06T21:09:37.162+01:00You can tell I'm tired - there's a 'sh...You can tell I'm tired - there's a 'she' up there that should be a 'you'.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-38533652947899044192010-06-06T21:01:49.758+01:002010-06-06T21:01:49.758+01:00I'm doing well - a concise, Larkinesque Anglo-...I'm doing well - a concise, Larkinesque Anglo-Saxon riddle!<br /><br />I've observed our pair of pigeons quite a lot this year - partly because I've been at home more I suppose...doing a lot of sitting around and waiting for one thing or another (me, not them). I laughed one morning when I was awake for all the dawn chorus...and then heard the pigeons...several hours later! Also I watched one of the pigeons attempt to negotiate a stick back home to its nest not long back. My kind of birdwatching...and good therapy for someone who's hated pigeons a lot over the years. I've never minded small birds but anything pigeon-sized or bigger has given me endless bother in the past. She should see me run from peacocks!<br /><br />Thanks for your message SW. It's been a tough couple of months...intense, hard work, emotional...particularly intense of course because she lived here with us. We miss her a lot.<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-70724805875561605902010-06-06T20:33:05.021+01:002010-06-06T20:33:05.021+01:00how lovely, they just do don't they:-)
thanks ...how lovely, they just do don't they:-)<br />thanks for sharing<br />cfmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-25442635816577815182010-06-06T20:29:57.914+01:002010-06-06T20:29:57.914+01:00oh this really made me laugh, perfect! half arsed ...oh this really made me laugh, perfect! half arsed nest, hilarious!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-82131618020913371202010-06-06T20:12:17.731+01:002010-06-06T20:12:17.731+01:00Just scanned your latest posts - been away from Bl...Just scanned your latest posts - been away from Blogworld these past few weeks - and I'd just like to say how sorry I am to hear about your mum's death. Having lost my own parents over recent few years, I kind of know a little of what you are going through - as much as anyone can presume to know such things.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-57107278329932889092010-06-06T19:29:01.433+01:002010-06-06T19:29:01.433+01:00PS There's something Larkin-esque about the St...PS There's something Larkin-esque about the Starling-nest 1st 2 lines of your 2nd verse, isn't there?The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-50283850770784839282010-06-06T19:20:38.057+01:002010-06-06T19:20:38.057+01:00Just returned from Sicily where thousand-strong fl...Just returned from Sicily where thousand-strong flocks of half-starved pigeons were raiding the fields... Think those plump woodies have an easy life here in the UK!<br /><br />Like the poem.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-85649965718910226792010-06-06T18:58:35.698+01:002010-06-06T18:58:35.698+01:00Apart from the fact that you name the birds at the...Apart from the fact that you name the birds at the start this really reminds me of an Anglo-Saxon riddle. I love those riddles.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-78040177116661697202010-06-06T18:29:03.469+01:002010-06-06T18:29:03.469+01:00Rachel, I love the concise quality of this one! Th...Rachel, I love the concise quality of this one! The photo of The Birds reminds me of an encounter I once had with a mocking bird during nesting season...Yikes!Dr. Jeanne Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277286531162894465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-90405224319384030302010-06-06T15:48:34.721+01:002010-06-06T15:48:34.721+01:00Oh, I forgot terror.
xOh, I forgot terror.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-33571946709886368322010-06-06T15:48:10.812+01:002010-06-06T15:48:10.812+01:00Oh Argent...I have a long and sorry history with p...Oh Argent...I have a long and sorry history with pigeons (the image I chose for the post is a hint!). The two in our garden are softening my loathing and disgust though...well, a bit.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.com