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Fly the Coop

 

It's Friday!

Have a great weekend.


(the chickens roost in one corner of the Michigan barn)





 

Fly the Coop

 

It's Friday!

Have a great weekend.


(the chickens roost in one corner of the Michigan barn)





 

comments (41)

Great timing Ginnie!
Ginnie: She had been sitting there just looking, Fred, and then flew off the sill into the coop. smile Thanks.
  • Ray
  • Thailand
  • 14 Sep 2012, 01:26
You made wonderful use of the light here, Ginnie.
Ginnie: Thank you, kind sir!
That's wonderful Ginnie - treat capture! I love the color of the old wood.
Ginnie: Thanks, Elizabeth. This wood is not actiually part of the barn itself but an add-on over the barn in that one corner for the chickens. I love how BIL Don rigged up the window. smile
Another lovely shot, Ginnie. I always like your processing. (I hope thisdoesn't gotwice. I was commenting and my browser crashed.)
Ginnie: Oh WOW, Michael. I hope your browser is okay now. Thanks, as always, for commenting.
Great capture with the wings all a flutter Ginnie... this picture makes a statement about of our changing times!!.... you have the old patched up wooden chicken coup... with bungee cords to hold the screen window closedgrin....petersmile
Ginnie: She had just sat there on the sill for the longest time, Peter, and then just flew into the coop. BIL Don had fun rigging up this add-on to the barn corner. Thanks.
  • Chris
  • England
  • 14 Sep 2012, 06:48
Coming into land! It looks nice & sunny there Ginnie, just like it was here yesterday
Ginnie: Oh yes, Chris, it was wonderfully sunny our full time in America as well as here now in the Netherlands. Thanks.
  • Philine
  • Germany
  • 14 Sep 2012, 07:01
an interesting composition with all the different patterns of wood - and a fine observation (I have to look into my dictionary to translate the title - surely humorous?) But, please, no chicken roast for me on Sunday!
Ginnie: We have the expression, "flew the coop," Philine, where it refers to leaving home or getting away:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/fly+the+coop
  • Chad Doveton
  • Where latitude and longitude meet
  • 14 Sep 2012, 07:25
This is fascinating yet a little disturbing Ginnie.
Ginnie: She sat on the sill for a long time, Chad, and then suddenly flew INTO the coop. I think she forgot she was supposed to fly OUT. Do NOT be frightened or disturbed. I have a feeling it happens all the time. smile
  • Astrid
  • The Netherlands.
  • 14 Sep 2012, 07:46
You did some better timing than I did smile. We watched those chicken walk in and out. This one was in a little rush to get in again grin.
Great light, we had some great weather.
Love how the wood colors show.
TGIF....yep we fly into the weekend, in about 12 hours (on my way home smile )
Ginnie: We have so many memories of the Farm, don't we. So therapeutic. I love how that one chicken followed you around. grin TGIF. The weekend is most welcome! Bedankt, MLMA.
  • Lisl
  • England
  • 14 Sep 2012, 07:54
Amazingly well caught, Ginnie -camera always at the ready!
Ginnie: Thank you, Lisl. The camera is always ready while at the farm, in whatever country, I might add. smile
Perfect timing Ginnie! Have a great weekend too.
Ginnie: Thnak you, Richard. Merci.
Fantastic photograph, congratulations. I am greeting
Ginnie: Thank you as always, Zielona.
Salt Fest in Droitwich. Two days of fun and making money!! Coconut shy and a cake stall.

Love the picture

Have a good weekend
Ginnie: Sounds like you've got your weekend cut out for you, Bill. Stay safe and enjoy it all! Thanks.
Very nice capture Ginnie!
Ginnie: Thank you kindly, Ioana.
Top shot Ginnie - great timing! smile
Ginnie: It's fun, Martin, isn't it. smile Thanks.
OMG, that's a very big pigeon! Ha ha... :o)
Michigan not Texas?
Everything is huge in Texas though...

Alright, I am going hiking in Austria tomorrow.
So I see you next week. smile
Ginnie: No pigeons on the farm in Michigan, LC. HA! And, NO, not Texas! Have a great time hiking in Austria. You sure do get around! smile
What a shot, Ginnie. You couldn't have planned it better.
Ginnie: Thank you, Mary. It tickled me to no end. smile
My first thought was that the pigeon was attached to the chain. Not though!
Fine light.
Ginnie: It is, in fact, a chicken, Wim, and definitely NOT attached to the chain. HA! Bedankt.
  • rian
  • United States
  • 14 Sep 2012, 14:34
time to spread our wings and fly! whee! that's a really nice shot.. smile
Ginnie: Thanks, Rian. Fly away. smile
  • Alan
  • Mukilteo, Washington.
  • 14 Sep 2012, 14:48
I'm on vacation; I haven't got a clue what day it is smile Luckly, my medicine packaging is marked with the days of the week smile This is a great image and that thought would be going through my mind when I'm in the Mad House.
Ginnie: i love that you're on vacation in the States, Alan. Enjoy every minute of your time there! smile Thanks.
  • Elaine-
  • Canada
  • 14 Sep 2012, 17:14
wow, amazing image!!! makes me think of the Holy Spirit smile well done, my friend!
Ginnie: Actually, Elaine, you're right, now that you say it. smile Thanks.
  • John Prior
  • Great Britain (UK)
  • 14 Sep 2012, 17:32
Nicely captured angel rising.
Ginnie: Thank you, John!
Great timing, great texture, great picture, Ginnie.
Ginnie: YOU'RE great, Graeme! grin Thanks.
  • rem_la
  • France
  • 15 Sep 2012, 05:50
superbe cette compositio
Ginnie: Thank you kindly, Rem. Merci.
beautiful shot. love the textures on the wall. great framing Ginne
Ginnie: Thank you, kind sir.
  • CherryPie
  • Great Britain (UK)
  • 15 Sep 2012, 10:39
A great action shot and framed so well too.
Ginnie: Thanks a million, Cherry.
Oh how I love, love, love this capture!!!
Ginnie: You make me smile, Robin. smile Thank you.
ça me fait penser que mes parents tuaient aussi la volaille en les attachant ainsi....,j'aime bien ton cadrage
Ginnie: I guess they ARE harder to kill, l'Angevine, when you know them! Merci.
Why do I think I'm looking at a scene from a Wes Craven movie?
Ginnie: HA! Well, I guess they get their ideas from somewhere, Michael? grin
  • Marcie
  • United States
  • 15 Sep 2012, 19:49
What a great catch! As soon as I looked - I knew it was from your Michigan trip!!! Wonderful light!!
Ginnie: You can see why we all love the Farm so much, Marcie. Don stopped raising chickens for a couple years, when they went veggan, but brought them back. We're all so glad (and they're not totally veggan anymore). Thanks.
  • Frida
  • Sweden
  • 15 Sep 2012, 20:28
What an excellent timing Ginnie smile Great capture!
Ginnie: Thank you kindly, Frida. This was one of those times when I just stood there and stared, waiting for it to turn its head while perched on the sill. Instead, it just up and flew away inside! grin
  • shooter
  • Great Britain (UK)
  • 15 Sep 2012, 20:58
Super capture
Ginnie: Thank you kindly, Shooter.
Lovely ligh. But it's sad for the chicken !
Ginnie: Actually, Marie, the chicken lives there and was just flying into the coop. It's a very lucky, free-range chicken, to be honest! smile Merci.
  • Helen
  • United States
  • 16 Sep 2012, 10:26
I love the textures and colors of the wood in this shot!!
Ginnie: Thanks a million, Helen.
Wow. Great shot inddeed.
Ginnie: Thank you kindly, Sartenada.
  • Oscar
  • Germany
  • 16 Sep 2012, 14:23
WOW, fantastic! Great
Ginnie: Thanks, Oscar. This was fun. Gracias.
An excellent image and idea too Ginnie!
Ginnie: Thank you, kind sir.
Apart from the main subject the wood in this looks really good.
Ginnie: That wood, Brian, is a bit of an add-on to that corner of the original barn, to better insulate the chickens, I guess. I'm always tickled to see what BIL Don comes up with whenever I visit there. smile Thanks.
perfect timing smile
Ginnie: It was fun, Joshi. Thanks. smile
  • sherri
  • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
  • 17 Sep 2012, 19:36
quite a nice action shot
Ginnie: Much appreciated, Sherri.
...one of your conceptual takes, it requires 500 pages...
Ginnie: HA! It did take some waiting. grin Thanks Juan Carlos.

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