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thanks very much k – i took the last few photos within the space of about 30 mins in the same place (Friedhof III in Berlin). The light was being especially kind to mourners that afternoon so I didn’t have to do very much post-production (nice for a change!). i knew that you would understand this image! so lovely to have you as a rb friend.

thankyou cool designs

thanks so much shelly – i really appreciate your comments!

thanks Rosemary! that’s very kind of you. The composer Messiaen thought that birds were the intermediaries between humans and angels – I’ve never been able to see them any other way . . .

thankyou vanessa x

oh how lovely! i wish i had her in my garden. i found her in a cemetery. thanks for your sweet compliment.

thankyou david!

thanks so much cathi x

thankyou nadine! the last few photos were taken in a little cemetery in berlin called ‘friedhof III’. I was there to visit the grave of the composer ferruccio busoni (sort of my musical grandfather in that he was the teacher of my teacher). if you visit me in germany i can give you the cemetery tour of the city :)

thanks very much my friend

you’re lovely Rosemary! and i understand what you’re saying about birds representing the human spirit – i can see that too. and for me, birds wear their characters so clearly on their faces – so much less enigmatic than footed animals…

thanks so much nadine!

thankyou Helene

thanks Angie :)

thankyou mark

oh michelle! thankyou for such a lovely comment!

:) thankyou jacqleen – so sweet of you!

thankyou happyfeet – i thought she seemed immortal too :)

thankyou craig – the light was kind to me that afternoon. it had been raining . . .

thanks very much mikhail

thankyou very much dragomir

thankyou joanna77

many thanks cynthia

thanks kristin! I loved the way this little bird seemed to be consoling her . . .