Tag: eggs

One day (at the nest)

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Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: One Day

A nest
let’s take a peek.
Two eggs, been there
for over a week.
Safe place
the parents picks
just right
to hatch chicks.

One day

A squawk
an anxious need
hurry up
more feed.
Hope that
Dad can speed
hurry up
more feed!

Oh that noise
quieten best
settle down
Sit on the nest!
Now you two
go to sleep
close eyes
not a peep.

Peace at last

Pick a Word – February 2024

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Thursdays Special: Pick-a-Word – February 2024

Paula said this months words pretty common. I hope I find some uncommon photos

CHURNING

ERODED

GRAZING

MAJESTIC

SINGULAR

CHURNING – Clarence River in Flood at Lilydale

ERODED – The colourful cliffs at Evans Head

GRAZING – My daughters horses

MAJESTIC – Black-necked Stork

SINGULAR – The first egg laid in the Brown Honeyeaters nest

There was a time……..

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…….when we read the time at the town gnomon

…..when you had to run to answer the phone

……when all the smart cats around town wore hats

……when oil came in wooden boxes not plastic

…….when cocoa came in tins

……..when sardines came in large tins, not chickens…..

…..chickens came in eggs

…..and eggs came from chickens

The Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Time

On the nest

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Weekly Prompt Wednesday Challenge: Wait
Fandango’s One Word Challenge: Plan

They got together
and made a plan
gather some
grass, feathers
even moss

Next was to
lay eggs….
so far
the plan was
going well

Now to sit
to wait
to sit
to wait
sit some more

Look this way
look that
but still
sit
and wait

One day
which seemed
an eternity
a crack
a peep

Oh dear
always hungry
can’t wait
just look at them
just hear them
always hungry

I just have
to ask
do you have
this going on
every day

Do you know
what I mean?
You make a plan
you wait
you are tired
Do you know
what I mean?

Getting into shape

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The Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #141: Geometry
Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Diamonds, Triangles or Squares

Eggs, just eggs

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The Weekly Prompt Wednesday: Marketed Eggs

Chooks
Eggs
Big
Small
I have some eggs. When a chook first starts to lay, often a tiny egg is layed. This is just a shell and a bit of white. These are about the size of a thumb nail. Then as the chook gets older sometimes the size of the egg increases. At one stage I had around 60 free range chooks and was selling eggs all over town.

Here is a bit of my egg collection. The shells are intact but the contents have dried.

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