Up the road or down, sometimes further afield, often not for long, we're out most days.
Thursday, 3 April 2008
The old railtrack, Gare de Moncontour, afternoon
A tranquil place, though not quiet. The sounds of water pouring over rock, a low hum of traffic in the valley, thushes, blackbirds, robins, a woodpecker's yaffle, an onomatapoeic chiffchaff...
Yes - the green woodpecker is - or was, also called a yaffle after the sound it makes! It was drumming too, but I didn't have enough words to mention this...
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"Yaffle"? This is a real word? I love it!
Yes - the green woodpecker is - or was, also called a yaffle after the sound it makes! It was drumming too, but I didn't have enough words to mention this...
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