Black Crow and the Lighthouse

This morning as I made my way into work I could not resist stopping to take a few shots of the Cloch Lighthouse. The light was great and fortunately for me there were two crows messing about on the lighthouse.

I am a big fan of Joni Mitchell, who I believe to be one of the best singer songwriters of all time. I was privileged to see her in London in the 1980s. This image reminds me of the song Black Crow from the fabulous Herira album.

Black Crow by Joni Mitchell

There's a crow flying
Black and ragged
Tree to tree
He's black as the highway that's leading me
Now he's diving down
To pick up on something shiny
I feel like that black crow
Flying
In a blue sky

I took a ferry to the highway
Then I drove to a pontoon plane
I took a plane to a taxi
And a taxi to a train
I've been traveling so long
How'm I ever going to know my home
When I see it again
I'm like a black crow flying
In a blue blue sky

In search of love and music
My whole life has been
Illumination
Corruption
And diving diving diving diving
Diving down to pick up on every shiny thing
Just like that black crow flying
In a blue sky

I looked at the morning
After being up all night
I looked at my haggard face in the bathroom light
I looked out the window
And I saw that ragged soul take flight
I saw a back crow flying
In a blue sky
Oh I'm like a black crow flying
In a blue sky

© 1976; Crazy Crow Music