Flamingos

In waterside places, and warm,
Tall, bright pink flamingos will swarm.
In the water they wade,
A long-legged parade:
Such an elegant, feathery form.

But when it is time for a meal,
The colony's stance seems surreal:
Heads upturned in their need
To strain silt as they feed.
You would think a flamingo would kneel!

© Celia Warren 2015


Rain, rain and more rain: typical bank holiday weekend weather! 

We dropped the youngsters off at Agatha Christie's holiday home (now a National Trust property) that overlooks the River Dart, when we discovered you have to pre-book a parking place. Before picking them up again, we kicked our heels visiting the outskirts of Paignton Zoo so that I could photograph flamingos. 

Earlier today, I managed to upload the photos that I couldn't post earlier last week, duly fiddled with to remove the data on my Lumix camera that Blipfoto doesn't like. They are my first zoom shot and my first panoramic shot.