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David M. Poff's avatar

This is so well done and proves once more how much we humans can learn from all the other animal species that have figured out how to put up with us humans and still do what they were born to do. Thank you for this April!

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April Whalley's avatar

So true David! The lessons are all there for us in Nature, if only we weren't so arrogant as to believe that we know better all the time!

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Michael's avatar

This flight your best yet

Beauty and variety-

An ideal classroom.

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April Whalley's avatar

Thank you Michael!

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Flight variety

swoops up and down depending

on feather preening 😂

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Monica P.'s avatar

Great advice from birds haiku. We should all take it to heart.

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April Whalley's avatar

Thanks Monica, I think Nature teaches wisely 😂❤

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Dick Whyte's avatar

Nice set - reminded me of a haiku I wrote from about 10 years ago;

summer grasses—

little sparrow

teach me to fy

:-)

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April Whalley's avatar

Thanks Dick, lovely haiku, thank you for sharing, perfect🙏❤

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Sara Carbone's avatar

I loved these, will share! 🥰 read them to my daughter last night too. Thank you for your suggestion, which I am applying in ongoing fashion

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April Whalley's avatar

This is great Sara thank you 🙏❤️ so glad you are sharing and enjoying them.

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Michael Edward's avatar

Love it, love it, love it!

I so missed your unique take on the world and the fun way you express it.

They were all awesome but these two really spoke to me:

You can't get on with

everyone, fly away, at

times it's for the best

You are not the names

or definitions others

give to you. Just you.

:)

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April Whalley's avatar

Ooo, ooo, Michael, it's you! I'm so excited to have you back. I have missed our fun exchanges. I am so looking forward to seeing what you have been writing, or even if you have not been writing I am looking forward to what you write next after your 'radio silence' experience. Okay, let's make a new deal here... You do not need to read or comment on everything I write ha ha ha. Just pop in if you are moved to do so! But...... 😂, of the posts you missed if you did want some light reading I think my favourites were Boat Junk Yard haiku and Lost Village Haiku. They were possibly the ones I would have loved to read your thoughts on! Oh no, I've written too much already .... It's like trying not to overwhelm a coma patient just after they have woken up....

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Michael Edward's avatar

“It's like trying not to overwhelm a coma patient just after they have woken up....” — hahaha amazing!

Yes, I’m glad to be back, and I’ve missed our exchanges too. And I have a little something that I wrote about the radio silence experience that I’ll post soon.

Alright, cool, I’ll give those two a look :)

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April Whalley's avatar

I look forward to reading whatever you write Michael 🙂

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Thomas Rist's avatar

A lovely word and image post. They work together beautifully!

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April Whalley's avatar

Thank you so much Thomas, I am finding a lovely simplicity in the 5-7-5 verse formula which helps me understand that sometimes less really is more!

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Heidi Zawelevsky's avatar

Beautiful series, April. Love it.

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April Whalley's avatar

Thank you Heidi ❤

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Heidi Zawelevsky's avatar

Absolutely! Lovely series. Btw, I saw your most recent note on my latest post, the one with Kermit, from April 30 and it only registered today. Sorry for the glitch as I always try to reply right away.:)

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April Whalley's avatar

Please don't worry Heidi 🙂, it must get hectic when you have so many comments. ❤❤

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Heidi Zawelevsky's avatar

Let’s say it’s my eyesight which is challenged by fine print. I’m farsighted and even with glasses, sometimes I miss things. Thank you, April.:)

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Guy Duperreault's avatar

beautiful photos and delightful and inspiring words to go with them. muchas gracias.

did you know that owls are quiet? they don't make any noise when flying and are the only birds that are capable of doing that.

you may enjoy these:

'Experiment! How Does An Owl Fly So Silently? | Super Powered Owls | BBC'

https://youtu.be/d_FEaFgJyfA

and

'Owls Fly Silently. We tested it.'

https://youtu.be/fKIRTqRRbgg

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April Whalley's avatar

Thank you Guy. Yes, I did know this, amazing isn't it! ❤

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Guy Duperreault's avatar

yes! very.

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Stanley Wotring's avatar

What a tremendous collection of cinematic poetry!

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April Whalley's avatar

Thanks Stan ❤, I always feel inspired by photos of wonderful nature like this!

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Berkana's avatar

💕

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