We had some lovely guests; they came in the night and stayed over, all 14 of them. They were a bit noisy but it wasn’t too bad. They stayed till nine in the morning when the rising sun painted them lightly with gold.
Seeing these storks is a sure sign that summer is nearly over and autumn is almost here. They are migrating south again, where it will be warmer. Each year, this change brings me a pensive mood. A time for reflection and time of peace but also memories and thoughts of ‘that was another year again’.
As always my little girl was very good at snapping me from my musings, bringing me right back to the now again; she was most fascinated by the droppings of the storks, that were white, thick and drooping from their resting places 🙂 Yes, storks also have to go! So much for romance and poetry 🙂
How gorgeous are they! We have some that land on the lights on the bridge to our suburb and we call them the crossing guards. If you are luck y they stamp your car with a visa of the most obnoxiously messy kind 😉 xx
Yeah they are messy birds, I guess I should be glad they were temporary guests 🙂
in my neck of the woods, the monarchs are stopping through on their annual migration to mexico. i know what you mean…that sure tell sign that change is in the air. kind of a love-hate thing for me. so cute how your little noticed the stork poo…they just see the world with such a sense of curiosity. and humor. 🙂
just wanted to pop by to say thank you for leaving such a lovely comment at the focusing on life blog today. so happy to have you spend some of your time with us. xo
HI Kelly, thanks for “dropping” by (haha). It was a pleasure to look at your photographs and will come back for more for sure 🙂
What amazing birds! it must be a real thrill to spot these chaps flying through. I know what you mean about the pensive mood when all the signs are pointing to the end of the summer. I feel the same way too, and it always takes me a while to develop my enthusiasm for autumn. All the best, Bonny
Hi Bonny, it doesn’t help that it has been really cold and rainy here the last few days, it is almost necessary to light the woodburner! Should be sunny again from tomorrow though… xxx
What beautiful birds. He (she?) also looks big, so I can imagine how big his droppings were. 🙂 That is something my daughter would point out also. I am always a little sad to see summer pass each year too…
Hi Michelle, couldn’t imagine living without seasons though… LOVE them, one of the best things about life 🙂
We don’t have storks around here…you have captured some beautiful images.
We also have black storks here, but they are more rare and secretive, and as a result even more magic 🙂
They may be messy, but their beautiful! Unless it was at the zoo, I don’t think I’ve seen a real stork before!
They are pretty common here, a lot of villages have nests on poles and they come back to the same place each year…. with the same partner… how romantic 🙂