Saturday, August 30, 2008

Like a bird on the wire

Numerous animals will be appearing today at the weekend meme at http://camera-critters.blogspot.com/.
(Photos can be enlarged by clicking.)


Leonard Cohen wrote "Bird on the Wire" in 1968, the year I flew away from America to make my home in Israel. Cohen came to sing in Israel in 1980 and made a nice variation in the first verse:

Like a bird on the wire,

Like a drunk in a midnight choir

I have tried in my way to be free.

Like a worm on a hook,

Like a monk bending (down) over the Book . . .

I have tried in my way to be free.

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  1. AnonymousAugust 30, 2008 at 5:31 PM

    "Like a bird on the wire...

    I have tried in my way to be free".
    Beautiful shot. Good quotation.

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  2. CátiaAugust 30, 2008 at 5:57 PM

    wonderful shot!

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  3. ratmammyAugust 30, 2008 at 6:10 PM

    great post!

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  4. bobbieAugust 30, 2008 at 6:27 PM

    Very nice picture, and nice lyrics too.

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  5. MeeadAugust 30, 2008 at 6:37 PM

    I've tried too and I'll do it.

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  6. Maria VerivakiAugust 30, 2008 at 6:43 PM

    what a cutie...

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  7. EG CameraGirlAugust 30, 2008 at 6:48 PM

    Leonard Cohen -- one of the greatest! Ah, 40 years is a lon-o-ong time. No wonder you feel so at home in Israel even though you were born in the U.S.

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  8. DinaAugust 30, 2008 at 6:49 PM

    Shalom and thanks, everyone!

    Meead, I believe you will.

    M.Kiwi, Which one, the bird or the monk? :)

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  9. Lapa37August 30, 2008 at 6:50 PM

    I love the quote and the bird on a wire looks neat.

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  10. Pat - ArkansasAugust 30, 2008 at 7:20 PM

    You also caught a tiny moon in your photo. I love to see birds on wires. I sometimes dream about being able to levitate and move about the sky like a bird. Wishful thinking?

    Lovely quotation.

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  11. ichandraeAugust 30, 2008 at 9:09 PM

    Hi Dina.

    I don't like Leonard Cohen and this is good evidence to me of why I don't like him ha ha.

    I love your presentation though.

    Wow you came Israel 39 years ago. That is beautiful to come and live to your rich ancestral land.

    Have a beautiful day.

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  12. i beatiAugust 30, 2008 at 11:16 PM

    love him and the bird on the wire..sandy

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  13. KellyAugust 30, 2008 at 11:45 PM

    Wonderful shot of the "bird on the wire!" Great photo!

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  14. Kahshe CottagerAugust 31, 2008 at 12:07 AM

    Wonderful photo. I can never see a bird on a wire without thinking of this quote either!

    Have a wonderful weekend!
    My Camera Critters Here and Here

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  15. ChristyAugust 31, 2008 at 6:06 AM

    I like the photo and the quote, although when I hear that phrase "Bird on a Wire" I think of the Mel Gibson/Goldie Hawn movie from the nineties I think.

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  16. Misty DawnSAugust 31, 2008 at 5:36 PM

    Fantastic post! This was very inspiring for me.

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  17. This Is My Blog - fishing guyAugust 31, 2008 at 6:04 PM

    Dina: Nice tie into your photo and story.

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  18. Reader WilAugust 31, 2008 at 6:52 PM

    Again a very nice combination of story and photo!

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  19. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2008 at 1:14 AM

    What a cute bird!

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