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#13/365

January 13, 2021 //
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Sarcococca scent –

Confusing, pleasant surprise ~

Mid-Winter honey.

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#11/365

January 11, 2021 //
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Daily lockdown walk –

The creek’s familiar curves ~

The sound of water.

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#10/365

January 10, 2021 //
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Dalkey Island Sound –

A good place to pause and think ~

His ashes, long gone.

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#9/365

January 9, 2021 //
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Dusk is descending –

Last visit to bird feeder ~

Bonbon the field mouse.

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#8/365

January 8, 2021 //
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Every morning –

Without fail: birdbath befouled ~

Regular Blue Tit.

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#7/365

January 7, 2021 //
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Noisy House Sparrows –

The gurriers of the hedge ~

Silent as I pass.

[Gurrier: Noun, from Irish gur cake (“confection consisting of a thick layer of fruit-based filling between two thin layers of pastry, often eaten by poor children”) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gurrier]

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#6/365

January 6, 2021 //
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The creeping Dunnock –

Doesn’t compete with sparrows ~

He’s sure of himself.

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#5/365

January 5, 2021 //
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Robin flying past –

Everywhere, the same sound ~

Garden, prison camp.

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#4/365

January 4, 2021 //
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A cupboard spider –

Dislodged by my rummaging ~

Allowed to escape.

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#3/365

January 3, 2021 //
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Niger seed feeder –

Slowly empties, day by day ~

Elusive goldfinch.

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