The Seasonal Chirp

The Autumn Robin
Sweet little bird in russet coat,
The livery of the closing year,
I love thy lonely plaintive note
And tiny whispering song to hear,
While on the stile or garden seat
I sit to watch the falling leaves,
The song thy little joys repeat
My loneliness relieves.
John Clare


The Mono Monday challenge today is Seasonal - thanks to Ingeborg for the inspiration. It's been a seasonal kind of day. Himself has been chopping logs, I've been clearing around the pond, hacking down gunnera and raking up the windfalls. Chirp has had a great time, chirruping away in a bush nearby - now in full song (not exactly whispering), full plummage, full attitude but keeping a very wary look out for rivals, of which there seem to be many! Quite a change from this!