Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.
(Franz Kafka)
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Posts Tagged ‘beauty’
Do you speak nightingale?
Posted in A goodly word, Days of late, birdsong, tagged beauty, birdsong, dont be sad, inspiration, language, nightingale, spring on April 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Following the nightingale’s song last post, the Fill the world with birdsong series continues with- Do you speak nightingale?
If you ever wondered what your blog title, your name or anything else interesting sounded like if a nightingale sung it for you, then don’t look any further. Nightingale-song allows you to type a short phrase and [...]
Birdsong finale: Nightingale
Posted in A goodly word, Days of late, Dont be sad network, birdsong, tagged beauty, birds, birdsong, competition, dont be sad, inspiration, network, nightingale, peace, quiz, Reflect, spring on April 17, 2008 | 5 Comments »
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Reinsamba at the Freesound project
The last in the series of the Fill the birdsong posts- the song of a nightingale. It is considered by many to be the most beautiful birdsong. Having never head this song before I was awestruck by this 2 minute excerpt from the original recording which can [...]
Quiz Answer: Can you recognise the birdsong? (7)
Posted in A goodly word, Days of late, birdsong, tagged beauty, birds, birdsong, competition, dont be sad, inspiration, network, peace, quiz, Reflect, spring, wren on April 12, 2008 | 5 Comments »
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The small bird that has the loudest song of any British bird and sings all year around is the…wren.
Unfortunately nobody was able to give the correct answer, although a special mention go to Maryam for taking the time to participate. The audio clip provides a little more information.
Quiz Part 8 [...]
Quiz: Can you recognise the birdsong? (7)
Posted in A goodly word, Days of late, birdsong, tagged beauty, birds, birdsong, competition, dont be sad, inspiration, network, peace, quiz, Reflect, spring on April 8, 2008 | 5 Comments »
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This small bird has the loudest song of any British bird and sings all year around.
Do you know which bird’s song this is? Please post your answers in the comments. Feel free to consult friends, colleagues and share this beautiful birdsong with others. Listen. Share. Smile.
A post with the answer, unscrambled photograph and [...]
Quiz Answer: Can you recognise the birdsong? (6)
Posted in A goodly word, Days of late, birdsong, tagged beauty, birds, birdsong, competition, dont be sad, inspiration, network, peace, poetry, quiz, Reflect, Robert Browning, song thrush, spring, thrush on April 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
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The bird that often repeats its song twice over is the…song thrush.
That’s the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over,
Lest you should think he never could recapture
The first fine careless rapture!
-Robert Browning
Unfortunately nobody was able to give the correct answer, although a special mention go to Brad Beaman [...]
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