tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270024178512866290.post2285095321538285299..comments2023-10-27T07:29:26.285+00:00Comments on Polyolbion: ...and on a lighter note...Matt Merritthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12371656447328595720noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270024178512866290.post-71277033677954656252007-05-07T04:15:00.000+00:002007-05-07T04:15:00.000+00:00Downdraft: a good title for a poem. :-)Downdraft: a good title for a poem. :-)Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270024178512866290.post-52817190256131790252007-05-06T20:58:00.000+00:002007-05-06T20:58:00.000+00:00Yes, definitely. As I sat down with the paper this...Yes, definitely. As I sat down with the paper this morning, I heard them screaming outside. A pair nest under the eaves of a house three doors down, and they were back hurtling to and from the nest. If I stand just outside my front door I can feel the downdraft from their wings as they pass.Matt Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371656447328595720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270024178512866290.post-48879202386074018912007-05-06T12:54:00.000+00:002007-05-06T12:54:00.000+00:00I saw some swifts one afternoon last week, but onl...I saw some swifts one afternoon last week, but only today did I *hear* them (without seeing them, this time), which is the thing about them that gives me the most joy. "scree, scree"Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.com