Tuesday, 5 August 2008

Away





It's time to leave the Pool Party. We've been enjoying the party since January!

197 comments:

Anonymous said...

We're going offline, and then spasmodically posting for a bit. Don't know when we'll be back but will catch up to your blogs when it happens. Apologies for not catching up before leaving

... Anonybird and Queen Jackie

Anonymous said...

omg. those wings! an abso-***king-ly beautiful bird!

i always think of japan when i see them...must be the cranes i'm remembering?

simon said...

oh! :o/

kjpweb said...

*tsup with that? The leaving thing!
Photo Anonymous, too?
Bummer!

No Cheers, Klaus

Mosura said...

In the words of Kev Kevanagh (Aunty Jack Show) - Sse you round like a rissole!

ElizT said...

It has been fun.

merlinprincesse said...

Take care, dear friend! :)

Louise said...

BEATUIFUL series of photos. Especially love the flying one.

Maria said...

Have a good time and hope you return online well ;)

Baino said...

Ooh that's sudden and mysterious. Hope all is well. I'll keep a bird's eye on my reader!

laughingwolf said...

gonna miss ye both, birdy/q j... but do as needs doing, look fwd to your return....

Melissa said...

That last shot is gorgeous -- you can even see the trails of water off of its feet! Hope all is well and look forward to your return! :)

kj said...

the grasses, the streams, the take-off: another example of a terrific photographer, student of the world, and shocking observer of beloved king jack...

:)

Steve said...

Your leaving when I just get back here after a while. Haven't had much up on birds lately, but you should check the dipper video (guest video) out in the wild, and the puffin and murre pics at the Alaska Sea Life Center when you get a chance.

Debra Kay said...

Ahhhhh, the regal ibis! Is the plural of ibis Ibi?

tsduff said...

It's not the same without you here - but then that's what birdies do (fly off). You are missed.

Bimbimbie said...

Tsup*!* Enjoy your wingrest ... see you when you fly back

Maria said...

Oh yes, you are missed :)

Miladysa said...

Fantastic photographs Anon!

Hope all is well and you are having a fantastic time wherever you are.

I have just returned from travels in Scotland and have a spooky birdie tale to tell... and a photograph too!!!!!

Love M xxx

Melissa said...

Anon ... I miss you!! sniff sniff. Sending love from "up here!" :)

Miladysa said...

Tsup!

isay said...

why oh why am i always late....

fantastic pictures anon. here's wishing you all the best.

Jane Hards Photography said...

THese are fabulous shots.

Ces Adorio said...

I have been gone and back. What is taking you so long? Missing Anon...

merlinprincesse said...

You're not alone, CES... :(

kj said...

me too... :(

Debra Kay said...

I miss anon and Jackie-after dropping a bombshell like that they certainly leave us wanting more.....As the Egg Turns.

Miladysa said...

Missing you too Anon x

[I have a birdie mystery photograph on my blog - who will solve it if not the Great Anon?]

Baino said...

Has she gone for good? Does anyone know. That was a sudden and non-explanatory exit, it's killing me!

merlinprincesse said...

No one knows, Baino...

Ces Adorio said...

Hey come back! A male bird laying an egg is not as bad as a bearded man getting pregnant and having a baby!

Miladysa said...

Chill and have fun Anon and Jackie :-D

See you both when you get back!

M x

Sharon said...

Beautiful!

Kim de Young said...

We miss you Anony and Jackie... we are worried about your lil' wee one...maybe you will have a boy and you can name him Jack. he he he he he.

kj said...

i was not prepared for an extended absence.

is jack(ie) being properly supervised?

:)

Ces Adorio said...

Hey! I saw you competing for the gold as a member of Australia's Women's Beach Volleyball team in Beijing.

Miladysa said...

Tsup!

Melissa said...

Just flying by to see if anyone was in the nest! :) I thought of Queen Jackie today when I saw birdie treats at the store. Sending a tsup and a mmwah!

merlinprincesse said...

Still nobody here? *sigh*...

Stargazer said...

Jackie?

simon said...

this is driving me NUTS! I hope Anon is ok for real.. I ALWAYS enjoy this blog, and now its just too quiet... :o(

Anonymous said...

Oh no! But I'd just got back online... and now you are gone. I hope everything is ok :( I miss you, hope you can pop back now and again xxx

Ces Adorio said...

I am sorry, please forgive me. I don't know what i did but if an apology gets you back, I'll do it. Seriously Anon. Do pop in for a minute to let us know you are okay. Does anyone know she is okay?

Madcap Baroness with Teacup said...

DOES THIS MEAN I HAVE TO COME BACK?????

Ces Adorio said...

Yes Perriette!!!

merlinprincesse said...

Yes Perriette!!!!!

Ces Adorio said...

I did not think two weeks would feel like two months.

A wildlife gardener said...

These look like sacred ibises...are they? Fab photos..and happy hols :)

kj said...

ces says it's only been two weeks so why do i think it's been two/too long?

*sniff*

Kim de Young said...

the suspense is killing me

Melissa said...

I saw a kookaburra at the zoo this weekend and I thought of Anon. Sigh. Sniff, sniff. Come back Anon! I have pot lids and I know how to clang them!!

Miladysa said...

Miss you x

Stargazer said...

Just stopping by to say hi. HI ;)

G3T Films said...

Hi Bird!

Maria said...

*sniff*

Catnapping said...

waa
waaa
waaa
waaaaa
WAAAAAAAAAAAAA!


I MISS YOU.

Come back.

Kim de Young said...

Hey All, We should start planning a Welcome back party for Anony and Jackie... I will bring the Pinata filled with bird seed!!!

Ces Adorio said...

I don't get depressed but this is depressing me :( I don't want to say "never ever" but I think I'll think twice before falling in love with a bird again.

"I'd like to run away from you, but if you never found me I will die..."

Lavender said...

Been thinking of you - as usual, mind you - and hoping that 'no news is good news'
Many MWAH's!
xoxoxoxo

Anonymous said...

Yes.....! This party was so merveilleux.
La dernière séquence photo est si émouvante...!
Take care chère Anon...
Aunty Ritabisous.

Melissa said...

Maybe if we serenade Anonybird she'll come baaaaack! Anyone good at writing lyrics and music??

G3T Films said...

Hi Bird!

Miladysa said...

Oh Dear Anon
Oh Dear Anon
Where have you
and Jacqui gone?

Please return
to your nest
for you're the bloggers
we love the best!

M x

kj said...

anon, i'm taking a break and i would hate to think you will not be back by the time i am back. i'm sending waves of affection across the miles...

tsduff said...

Things just aren't the same without you. caw caw

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Gledwood said...

imagine having a nose that long!!!

hi: long time no new POST: what's happened to you..??

Annie Jeffries said...

I miss you.

merlinprincesse said...

I miss you, my friend... I'm worried! :(

kj said...

i'm trying to take a break from blogging but i keep checking here with hope you are back. i'm worried too. damn blogging: how will we know you are okay???

"dear anon, please call home"

Anonymous said...

Hope everything is ok there... whenever I make it on to the computer I still miss you!

Baino said...

Bit cross with you now. It's not fair to have disappeared without an explanation . .I only hope all is well with you. You have many friends as these comments attest but looks like you have flown the coop. We'll miss you birdie. All the best.

G3T Films said...

Hi Bird!

kj said...

anon?

anon?

hey...

Miladysa said...

Tsup!

Miladysa said...

Have you gone Walkabout?

Is it true that Budgerigar is aborginal for "good to eat"?

When will you return?

I miss you both x

Debra Kay said...

Still missing you and the faire queene jackie.

Sharon said...

Not back yet??!!

Gledwood said...

Hi where have you gone???

Melissa said...

sigh ... I've seen so many herons lately and have been thinking of you and missing your blogs and comments. Can't wait for your triumphant return, because I can't think about you not returning ...

Tsup Queen Jackie! Tsup Anon!

merlinprincesse said...

Sending lot of love to you and family, wherever you are! I think you can see we all miss you... :)

Miladysa said...

It's nearly October...

G3T Films said...

I saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaid, 'Hi BIRD!'

kj said...

(cups both hands to mouth:)

ANON? ANON. ANON!

come back, anon.....

Kim de Young said...

What'sup?

ElizT said...

Yes, you have left a huge gap.
And you are allowed to.
We will adapt to the altered habitat.

laughingwolf said...

birdy... come back!

missing you.... :(

Anonymous said...

Going birdwatching tomorrow, and thought of you. I hope you are ok. You were my first EVER reader and yours was one of the first blogs I ever read too. Now I've gone all sentimental *blush* but yes, I hope you are ok.

Mongoose said...

Gosh, I miss you. I hope everything's well with you.

Ces Adorio said...

Blogging is no fun without you.

isay said...

imagine another year had passed and soon is your birthday again. you see, i don't forget- and you will remain anonymous to me but not in my heart. Hey, have a nice birthday celebration. I hope you'll have a nice time wherever you are and be happy.

Miladysa said...

It's nearly November...

merlinprincesse said...

Bonne Fête, mon amie Anon! :)

merlinprincesse said...

Happy Birthday, my friend! Thirty years old, huh???

Unknown said...

Happy Birthday Anony - and thanks for posing for your birthday portrait (again) :-)

Unknown said...

Happy Birthday Anony - and thanks for posing for your birthday portrait (again) :-)

Steve said...

I know you're gone, but maybe still getting these comments by email. I haven't done too many bird posts lately, but this one is pretty interesting. A Northern Hawk Owl flew head on into our front window. Here's pics and video of it lying in the driveway afterward and then eventually flying off. [First I thought it was a boreal owl because it seemed very small for an owl, but my expert birding buddy Dianne pointed out why it was really a Northern Hawk owl.]

http://whatdoino-steve.blogspot.com/2008/10/boreal-owl-visits-hard-way.html

Gledwood said...

hey how's it going... when r u going to post something more...???

Miladysa said...

Hello?

merlinprincesse said...

I am the 100th comment! And I still miss ya! :(

Anonymous said...

come back, dammit. the world's a cold couple of hemispheres without you.

G3T Films said...

You've flown a long way from the nest Anonybird. I hope the winds aren't buffeting you too hard out there.

Miladysa said...

*sigh*

Ces Adorio said...

Well, I won't be blogging without you, so I quit!

Ces Adorio said...

There! You're happy now?

Ces Adorio said...

I shall return if you will.

Debra Kay said...

Missing you still.

LDahl said...

You didn't stop by for your Birthday, I was out in the dark cold night with my broom waiting for you and you were a no show!
I even got a cat for the occasion! Trying to protect your birdie friends I suppose.

Miladysa said...

Will ye no come back again?

It's nearly December...

Anonymous said...

OE disappeared in June

Boiled Egg disappeared in July

and then Anon disappeared in August.

Is there a serial blog eater in our midst?

merlinprincesse said...

MY GOD ANON!!!! You are beginning to have some spams! YOU HAVE TO COME BACK!!!!!

Melissa said...

It won't feel like Christmas without Anonybird and Jack ....

Ces Adorio said...

This is becoming annoying. Where is Perriette? Where is Joy Eliz? Where is Boiled Egg? Where is Modroom? Where is that fat German guy what's his name? Where is Queenie? Where are you? Hey did you all go to Hawaii?

Catnapping said...

Ces: I think they've been kidnapped. The CIA calls it rendition. OE is also missing.

I think the problems started when Jack laid that egg...

Baino said...

If you still read this, you can see we visit occasionally. I hope you're happy and healthy, have a wonderful new year

Miladysa said...

*sob*

It's nearly 2009

Lavender said...

Just thinking of you, and thought Id say "Gday!".


Gday!


Mwah!!

Laura Paine Carr said...

Yes, missing you and the Birdies, and the adventures...xoxo

Melissa said...

Happy, happy New Year, Anonybird -- wherever you are may 2009 be blessed and beautiful for you and, of course, *filled* with lovely birds! :) xo, M.

Miladysa said...

Strewth Anon it's 2009!

Happy New Year x

laughingwolf said...

happy new year to you n yours, birdy :D

Kim de Young said...

Happy new year bird.

Bird?
birdbrain?
Bird?
birdbrain?
Bird?
birdbrain?
Bird?
birdbrain?
Bird?
birdbrain?
Bird?
birdbrain?
SQUACK!
Bird?
birdbrain?
Bird?
birdbrain?
Bird?
birdbrain?
Bird?
birdbrain?
Bird?
birdbrain?
Bird?
birdbrain?
Bird?
birdbrain?
Bird?
birdbrain?
Bird?
birdbrain?
QUACK!!!!!

My Budgies of the fictional town of Budgewoi said...

great pix especially the take-off
Bud.

tsduff said...

Wishing you and all the birds surrounding you a very Happy New Year 2009 :)

Have missed you.

Ces Adorio said...

Darn it Anon, leave a note will you? Are we just suppose to give up? I think not!

Catnapping said...

ces: she hasn't answered any of my emails...

i miss her.

very much.

simon said...

yes- I am very saddened that her blogs and email is silent.

I wish her and her family the very best and hope that they are ok.

Simon

LDahl said...

Well wishes and a happy New Year. I worry because I believe you would post if you could, miss you.

G3T Films said...

Happy New Year Anonybird. Hope it's all peachy keen for you.

merlinprincesse said...

Happy new year to you...

Melissa said...

Bwark?

Sniffle.

Sigh.

Bwark??

kj said...

anon! ANON! i'll settle for an email. one word, even. my heart is looking for you!!!

Baino said...

Happy New Year anon. . .I agree, I think she would at least let us know that she is well and happy if indeed she was.

Melissa said...

Maybe she's homesteading out in the bush with no phone, mail, or computer ... sigh. There's always smoke signals!! Anoooooon!

A wildlife gardener said...

Blessings to you for 2009 :)

A wildlife gardener said...
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Debra Kay said...

I wanted to add my voice to the chorus of people who miss you.

Lavender said...

A little something for you over here, obligation free! You dont have to do anything with them, but I miss you - like obviously! LOL

Gledwood said...

hey what on earth happened to you please get in touch again ;->...

tsduff said...

Fly back please

Miladysa said...
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Miladysa said...

Hmmm

I sensed your blogging presence recently. On 21 January you entered the www zone for at least one minute - don't ask me how I know - but I do.

I expect to sense you through the blogging ether shortly.

Catnapping said...

ohm madne padme ohmmmm, anon!

ohm madne padme ohm!

sing it loud.

sing it clear.

come HERE.

Merlin the Hoot Kat said...

Do I have to come back from Heaven to make YOU come back?

G3T Films said...

0.0

>.>

<.<

o.o

-.-

o.o

*.*

x.x

X.X

Why U dead?

Melissa said...

Milady just gave me goosebumps ... I pray she's right.

AnOOOOOON!! Come back!! How I wish I could hear your laugh when you see all 3,916 comments we've left you. :D

Ces Adorio said...

Dear Anon,

I might as well leave you a note. I am quitting the blogs this month. I just want you to know that I still think of that video you made for Homo Sapien's drawing. The blogs are strange. We get so close to people we have not met. I hope you are well. Thanks for the laughs Anon. You are right. Life is out there.

Love,

Ces

Debra Kay said...

Still here, still missing you.

Melissa said...

It's spring here, Anon ... the birds are coming back and setting up nests! I think of you whenever I spot a good one -- like the great horned owl I spotted on the way home at night this week -- my first in the wild! Take good care ... and come back soon. :)

Annie Jeffries said...

So sad. Miss you. Please drop in and reassure us.

kj said...

just can't forget you anon. not ever. are you well? do you need help? i know for sure you would not just walk away. jeez! i wish you weren't so damn anonymous.
well, recently i've been throwing alittle bit of love around the blogs, so it's only fitting that i tell you i love you. you are very special and i miss you too much. :(

merlinprincesse said...

Same here.... You were one of my best bloggerfriend. I still think of you each day. What is she doing, is she well, how is family... I really miss you and your sense of humour. YUP...

Miladysa said...

I miss you too!

Hope you are safe and well Anon x

Anonymous said...

Where did you go?

*I Donated To Cornell Ornithology!*
http://www.opticsplanet.net/cornell-lab-of-ornithology.html

Bimbimbie said...

Tsup*!* Tsup*!* Hope you are flying home for our winter Tsup*!*

DINTOONS said...

wow lovely stuff you have on your birdblog here!! finally i got to see the BLACK SWANS in all their shimmering, dazzling, black-jewelled beauty!! it was especially interesting for me, now that i'm reading a book called "the black swan" by nicholas taleb! thanks! :)

kj said...

i miss you every day, anon.

i wish i knew....

Kim de Young said...

just checking.
silence.
wait?
do i hear a....

SQUACK!!!!??

Melissa said...

Anon.

Annnooon.

Annnoooon!!

ANON!!!

Ces Adorio said...

Thank you very much dear. That's all I needed. Tsup!

Melissa said...

Well, it has almost been a year. Sigh. I still hope you're coming back ... but am not sure anymore. Miss you and wish you well! xo

simon said...

yes almost a year to the day....

Bird said...

Oh, it's a whole year since my very first blogging friend stopped writing. See how much everyone here loves you? I hope you are well and happy and having fun in the "real" world.

Bimbimbie said...

A whole year of Tsups*!* have accumulated at my nest for you and Queen Jackie. Tsup*!*

Kim de Young said...

Ok.
The experiment is over.
What have we all learned?
We can not live with out Anon. Yes, we are weak, weak, weak humans (and ants). so What?

Miladysa said...

Miss you x

Catnapping said...

I wish someone would contact us, and let us know how you're doing.

I don't even know what you look like, but I had a dream about you a few days ago...

We were making a tree house with these long narrow sticks, very flexible, and we were harvesting them from some wetland area...

The thing is, Boiled Egg was there bossing us around...in a British accent.

kj said...

you've never forgotten. i still look around the bend for you.

kj said...

anon, who speaks for you?

merlinprincesse said...

I still wonder.....

LDahl said...

I come and leave the last rose bloom of the summer, the edges crisped by the frosts of late autumn.

Ces Adorio said...

Honey, how are you? I miss you.

Miladysa said...

Happy New Year x

LDahl said...

Happy New Year!.... gone, but not forgotten.

Ces Adorio said...

Hahah! I love Catnapping's dream. Hahah! Happy New Year!

Ces Adorio said...

Hello! Is anybody out here?

Is anybody in here?

It's 2010, Anon. Come out! Okay I am looking for our commentsation the day I explained the meaning of "tsup" so don't mind me. I'll be quiet.

HARDWAX said...

are you insane?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bimbimbie said...

Ces I can hear you searching ;)

Hello Merlinprincesse*!*

Tsup*!*

kj said...

anon?

anon?

please tell us something.

love
kj

Bimbimbie said...

Dearest Queenie Jacquelinie
it's been quite some time
since Grandma Anony
closed a pool party.
Loving salutations
regularly bestowed
at your nest door
grow in number
by the score.
Yet not one
BWARK! or TSUP!
do you utter
We shake our heads
and fluff our feathers
not deterred
we leave an other
for you to read
at your leisure.
A change has
been detected
which brings forth
a smile of pleasure
for hope is
rekindled
now we realise
our Queenie Jacqueline
has her wings
upon the dashboard ...

Tsup! Tsup! Honk!
The Society of Queen Jackie

Annie Jeffries said...

Anon??? Annie in California is still out here hoping you will surface again and spread your wings.

Baino said...

Comment moderation enabled? That's hopeful?

Ces Adorio said...

Hey! I saw you the other day. You look great! Tsup!

Ces Adorio said...

Hahahahaha! You know, I have been drawing a bunch of nuts lately... I will reserve some for you. Stop by anytime. Okay?

kj said...

anon.....

Bimbimbie said...

Tsup*!* Tsup*!*

simon said...

2 years...I wonder how Jack/y is

Baino said...

Almost 2011 and kj mentioned you on the phone the other day. We're hopeful that you're alive and well. Just one little notification would sate our need to know so.

LDahl said...

Stopping by to wish you and yours a Happy New Year!

simon said...

well- I think we have the little notifications! our comments are posted! :o) ( hello Lilah btw!)

Ces Adorio said...

Anon, hi sweetie. What was the name of that really terrific English illustrator who used to visit yu? I think his name was Homo Sapien? What is the name of his blog? Is he still around? I recently met someone who is a terrific illustrator and is quite puzzling. This guy is going through all the hardships of concealing his identity and his origin. Tsup!

Ces Adorio said...

Happy New Year, by the way. Tsup!

Ces Adorio said...

I remember now! Thank you sweetheart. I hope you are doing well. I miss you. Every time I eat chocolate, I remember you. Tsup!

Ces Adorio said...

What if you were kidnapped by martians and your blog is being managed by a martian spy?

Ces Adorio said...

Anon, it's the end of June 2011!!! I am reading your old comments. Hahahahah! You still make me laugh.

Ces Adorio said...

Hey, I thought of you today. Tsup!

kj said...

Anon, what has happened to you? I pray you are alright. Please come back someday if you can.

I miss you
Love
kj