Magpie
Back to the stoney field pool as a break from the Owls (Couple more to come ). There is just the one pool left now so things are getting a bit hectic , as you can see by this shot !
I know its one for sorrow but not sure what 9 is !!
A few notes on maintaing the pool in dry weather
The pool has been in use along with two others for about a year at a site 5 miles away. The winter and early part of the year has not been too bad , but with the dry spring and subsequent dry spell there is only one pool left and this has had to be maintained by being kept topped up. The has only been one heavy rain spell sinceApril.
The pool has to be topped up every two days with 75 litres of water in three plastic drums carried in the car boot.
One a very conservative estimate of 40 trips in 150 days for pool maintenance, the figures are frightening.
40 journeys ( not including photographic trips without taking water ) - 400 miles.
Each trip = 75 litres a trip = 75 kilos =20 gallons Each trip weighs 200Lbs/75 Kilos.
At least you didn't use a hose pipe John. That would have cost you £1000 where I live !
Good to see the environment.
Water is like a magnet to wildlife. My raised pond is a communal bath at the moment. Mainly starlings and they tend to waste more water splashing than they use to keep clean. I'll post some splashing images from the pond, when I get through the image backlog...
In Britain and Ireland a widespread traditional rhyme records the myth (it is not clear whether it has been seriously believed) that seeing magpies predicts the future, depending on how many are seen. There are many regional variations on the rhyme, which means that it is impossible to give a definitive version.
Version A
One for sorrow,
Two for joy,
Three for a girl,
Four for a boy,
Five for silver,
Six for gold,
Seven for a secret never to be told.
In Ireland, it is common to recite "Five for a wedding". (This particular version is used in the Counting Crows song "A Murder of One.")
Version B
One for sorrow
Two for mirth
Three for a funeral
Four for a birth
Five for heaven
Six for hell
Seven's the Devil his own self
(the last line may be split and abbreviated as Seven's the De'il / his ane sel'), which rhymes.(Both versions above feature prominently in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel Carpe Jugulum.)
Sometimes (but rarely), three extra lines are added:
Eight for a wish
Nine for a kiss
Ten for a bird that you won't want to miss.
or
Eight for a wish
Nine for a kiss
Ten for a time of Joyous Bliss
as the former is believed to have been written especially for the television show's credits.
Version C
In Yorkshire the Magpie Rhyme is as follows:
One for Sorrow
Two for Joy
Three for a Girl
Four for a Boy
Five for Silver
Six for Gold
Seven for a tale never to be told
Eight you Live
Nine you Die
Ten you eat a bogey pie!
Version D
In Warwickshire the rhyme is:
One brings Sorrow
Two bring Joy
Three a Girl
And Four a Boy
Five bring Want
And Six bring Gold
Seven bring secrets never told
Eight bring wishing
Nine bring kissing
Ten, the love my own heart's missing!
Version E
The version proposed by Maddy Prior in the popular folk song 'Magpie' is as follows;
One for Sorrow
Two for Joy
Three for a Wedding
Four for a Boy
Five for a Fiddler
Six for a Dance
Seven for Old England
and Eight for France
Version F (Manchester)
One for sorrow, Two for Joy, Three for a girl, Four for a boy, Five for silver, Six for gold, Seven for a secret never to be told, Eight for a wish, Nine for a kiss, Ten a surprise you should be careful not to miss, Eleven for health, Twelve for wealth, Thirteen beware it's the devil himself.
Not often you see so many together. Congratulations John on all the hard work and effort you put into your photography. You deserve all the wonderful images you achieve.
Congrats also to David T who has obviously put in a lot of hard work in the verse department
Here's an extra one to show why I think maggies are such great birds. Look at the bird in the middle !
The pool is really paying off at the moment with some great stuff. Enough to keep this forum going for a year ! Still a bit to do on the Martins then the video of the Little owls which are now flying around the farmyard.
Thanks again.
#JohnR
Discussion
9 repliesBack to the stoney field pool as a break from the Owls (Couple more to come ). There is just the one pool left now so things are getting a bit hectic , as you can see by this shot !
I know its one for sorrow but not sure what 9 is !!
A few notes on maintaing the pool in dry weather
The pool has been in use along with two others for about a year at a site 5 miles away. The winter and early part of the year has not been too bad , but with the dry spring and subsequent dry spell there is only one pool left and this has had to be maintained by being kept topped up. The has only been one heavy rain spell sinceApril.
The pool has to be topped up every two days with 75 litres of water in three plastic drums carried in the car boot.
One a very conservative estimate of 40 trips in 150 days for pool maintenance, the figures are frightening.
40 journeys ( not including photographic trips without taking water ) - 400 miles.
Each trip = 75 litres a trip = 75 kilos =20 gallons Each trip weighs 200Lbs/75 Kilos.
So 40 trips =800 gallons /3000Kilos
Just to photograph a few birds. !
D200 Sigma 50-500
125th @f16 400 iso
JR
Good to see the environment.
Water is like a magnet to wildlife. My raised pond is a communal bath at the moment. Mainly starlings and they tend to waste more water splashing than they use to keep clean. I'll post some splashing images from the pond, when I get through the image backlog...
Cheers
Austin
my wife would declare me as crazy.
Bertl
Nice open setting for the pool.
As to the ninth magpie take your pick curtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Magpie
The Magpie rhyme
In Britain and Ireland a widespread traditional rhyme records the myth (it is not clear whether it has been seriously believed) that seeing magpies predicts the future, depending on how many are seen. There are many regional variations on the rhyme, which means that it is impossible to give a definitive version.
Version A
One for sorrow,
Two for joy,
Three for a girl,
Four for a boy,
Five for silver,
Six for gold,
Seven for a secret never to be told.
In Ireland, it is common to recite "Five for a wedding". (This particular version is used in the Counting Crows song "A Murder of One.")
Version B
One for sorrow
Two for mirth
Three for a funeral
Four for a birth
Five for heaven
Six for hell
Seven's the Devil his own self
(the last line may be split and abbreviated as Seven's the De'il / his ane sel'), which rhymes.(Both versions above feature prominently in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel Carpe Jugulum.)
Sometimes (but rarely), three extra lines are added:
Eight for a wish
Nine for a kiss
Ten for a bird that you won't want to miss.
or
Eight for a wish
Nine for a kiss
Ten for a time of Joyous Bliss
as the former is believed to have been written especially for the television show's credits.
Version C
In Yorkshire the Magpie Rhyme is as follows:
One for Sorrow
Two for Joy
Three for a Girl
Four for a Boy
Five for Silver
Six for Gold
Seven for a tale never to be told
Eight you Live
Nine you Die
Ten you eat a bogey pie!
Version D
In Warwickshire the rhyme is:
One brings Sorrow
Two bring Joy
Three a Girl
And Four a Boy
Five bring Want
And Six bring Gold
Seven bring secrets never told
Eight bring wishing
Nine bring kissing
Ten, the love my own heart's missing!
Version E
The version proposed by Maddy Prior in the popular folk song 'Magpie' is as follows;
One for Sorrow
Two for Joy
Three for a Wedding
Four for a Boy
Five for a Fiddler
Six for a Dance
Seven for Old England
and Eight for France
Version F (Manchester)
One for sorrow, Two for Joy, Three for a girl, Four for a boy, Five for silver, Six for gold, Seven for a secret never to be told, Eight for a wish, Nine for a kiss, Ten a surprise you should be careful not to miss, Eleven for health, Twelve for wealth, Thirteen beware it's the devil himself.
Congrats also to David T who has obviously put in a lot of hard work in the verse department
Here's an extra one to show why I think maggies are such great birds. Look at the bird in the middle !
The pool is really paying off at the moment with some great stuff. Enough to keep this forum going for a year ! Still a bit to do on the Martins then the video of the Little owls which are now flying around the farmyard.
Thanks again.
#JohnR
Best wishes
Frederic
Dedication indeed, I can't get near one Maggie, John and you have seven.
Andy...
David