Out of the Shadows - Iron Maiden

The BRILLIANCE which is Iron Maiden
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Hold a halo round the world, golden is the day.
Princes of the Universe, your burden is the way.
So there is no better time, who will be born today.
A gypsy child at the day break, a King for a day.
From the Moth Traps.

 SCORCHED CARPET
first of the year.

CHOCOLATE-TIP
on
Finger Tip

 a new species for the Farm.

PURPLE THORN

  [Chorus:]
Out of the Shadows

 and into the sun
Dreams of the past as the old ways are done,
Oh there is beauty and surely there is pain,
But we must endure it to live again.

 NUT-TREE TUSSOCK

 GREY FIELD SLUG

 SPIDER
probably
 Coelotes terrestris

and so back to Longham Lakes again today, similarly hoping for whatever comes along but an Osprey would be nice!

We see very few

BULLFINCH

let alone photograph them,

so when we do

we feel you should see

all we have.

male BULLFINCH one of two that were vying for the favours
of a female. So coy was she that even Jack the Lad (moi)
couldn't get near to her. Better luck next time!

and it was felt that this presumed female

DUNNOCK
might have done well to watch her back.

A short diversion to check that very quiet tsseeee

coming from a pair of

TREECREEPER

seemingly more intent on feed than anything else.

Note that tail, used for balance during all that branch-obatics.

There! I warned her but do these youngsters listen?

No! Quickly he was all over like a 'cheap suit'

and then as lads sometimes do, he was on his bike!

Enter a very fine looking male

BLACKCAP

also in pursuit of a bit of 'nonesense'.

Keep looking son and keep singing.

SONG THRUSH

needed no reminder to keep singing.

Time to spot a 'first of the year'
GREEN-VEINED WHITE BUTTERFLY

before the female

BLACKCAP

showed up

showing her 'chestnut cap'.

COOTs

are also busy diving for Pond Weed,

chasing the girls

and also doing a bit of vocals.

and finally something of the none avian variety flew over a
CHINOOK HELICOPTER.
Dusty dreams in fading daylight
Flicker on the walls
Nothing new your life's adrift
What purpose to it all?
Eyes are closed and death is calling
Reaching out its hand
Call upon the starlight to surround you

Out of the Shadow and into the sun
Dreams of the past as the old ways are done
Oh there is beauty and surely there is pain
But we must endure it to live again
A man who casts no shadow has no soul.