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03-Mar-2015

Two Crows Chatting...

... on a misty morning.
This is not a black&white image, the sky was just so grey.

We Finns have always been fascinated with the crow, and there has been a multitude of poems written about the bird as well.
One of the finest is the poem "Syksy" ("Autumn" in English), written by Lauri Pohjanpää in 1924, where the crows are heard musing (translated to English semi-literally):

Two old, old crows
silently swaying on the fence.

The rushes' chest is dirty brown
Sky's grey and weeping. Autumn’s down.

"The stark has left", one speaks out
to his brother, like by himself.

A long silence. "So he did"
Replies the other, eventually.

The elders fall silent again
As the rain dances on the lake.

One grooms the back of his wing
The other sometimes squints his eyes.

Crouching their heads down
It's raining. Quiet. Getting dark.

Across the field's dark plow
the kiln's scent can be felt.

Two wet, old crows
dozing on the fence, deep in thought.

"I probably should…" wakes one up,
slowly preparing to take flight.

"Was good meeting you.
Come and chat with me again"

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Dan the Man24-Mar-2015 00:53
Beautiful and well captured!!!
Irene Wehrli05-Mar-2015 07:01
Oh - I love those crows, they do no harm to the bird feeders like the jackdaws. The poem is so lovely.
Irene
Gill Kopy05-Mar-2015 05:31
Lovely filigreed patterns - love the poem too V
Julie Oldfield05-Mar-2015 04:02
Superb silhouette. Great POV. V
globalgadabout05-Mar-2015 00:03
crows are certainly interesting creatures...love that intricate mesh of branches..
Yiannis Pavlis04-Mar-2015 15:12
A remarkable image.
Tom LeRoy04-Mar-2015 14:35
An impressive presentation of this majestic old tree! V
Alexander Kazakov04-Mar-2015 08:50
Like japanese art! V
Bryan Murahashi04-Mar-2015 04:58
Very nice, Anitta. V
Allan Jay04-Mar-2015 01:31
Love the silhouettes and out stretched branches on the collage of branches, Anita.
janescottcumming03-Mar-2015 23:57
Well spotted and nicely composed! V
Don03-Mar-2015 21:20
Beautiful lacey network of branches, great composition and love the birds sitting up there.
Will Hoskins03-Mar-2015 20:44
A wonderful image even without the crows, Anitta. I like the poem also. V
Stephanie03-Mar-2015 20:39
Marvelous B&W work of art Aniitta!! I really like the poem too! V
Martin Lamoon03-Mar-2015 20:31
These bare trees make a great subject.
v
MarcViskens03-Mar-2015 20:19
very nice Anitta
beautiful poem too
Richard Glenn03-Mar-2015 19:14
Very interesting view and composition. Special starkness to this image. V
Ton T.03-Mar-2015 18:46
Wonderful image Anitta! V
Jim Coffman03-Mar-2015 18:37
I really like the high contrast of this image!! Great work,Anitta!
JSB PHOTOGRAPHS03-Mar-2015 18:26
Beautiful tree silhouette, and those crows do have a lot to talk about. ~V~
Neil Marcus03-Mar-2015 18:25
The stark and defined silhouette goes well with the gloomy sky.
Kevin Warren03-Mar-2015 18:23
A striking and beautiful image, Anitta, and a beautiful poem along with it. Crows have always fascinated me.
Helen Betts03-Mar-2015 17:39
What a fascinating silhouette, and even more special with the birds. V.
danad03-Mar-2015 17:38
A superb image ! V.
Ken Chambers ARPS03-Mar-2015 17:12
I think they are chatting about the nest that they will soon be building .
Guest 03-Mar-2015 16:59
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John Hamers03-Mar-2015 16:49
Beautiful silhouette image of these trees, taken from a great point of view !!V