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Chicken Little’s Sky

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When Chicken Little saw this sky, she knew there was trouble ahead, so she squawked her famous lines and said, as you know:

Bok-bok-bok!

The SKY is falling,

And WE must tell the KING!

BoddOCK bok!

Well, who would’ve thunk that a chicken could forecast this dramatic weather phenomenon?!

The very next day, the sky actually DID fall. That big dark cloud fell onto the ground and covered the whole valley.

And then, as Carl Sandburg said:

The fog comes in
on little cat feet.

It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.

They say that “No man is an island,” but these fir trees aren’t too sure about that.

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29 thoughts on “Chicken Little’s Sky

  1. Lynette d'Arty-Cross's avatar

    I love that Sandburg poem. It’s so beautifully descriptive and your lovely photos are perfect for it!

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  2. Klausbernd's avatar

    Dear Anneli
    thanks for your great photos and texts.
    When the fog comes on little cat feet here, it’s called ‘sea fret’.
    All the best
    The Fab Four of Cley
    🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  3. kagould17's avatar

    Some awesome sky photos Anneli. Love the tie in to the children’s fable and the poem. Happy Friday. allan

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  4. Ursula's avatar

    Wonderful pictures Anneli and I like the poem too!

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  5. Writing to Freedom's avatar

    Yay for chickens and gorgeous settings! 😊

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  6. Jet Eliot's avatar

    I enjoyed your appreciation of the storm here, Anneli, as well as the chicken translation and literary highlights. Great fun in many forms, and beautiful photos.

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  7. belindagroverphotography's avatar

    Fine photos, I like those dramatic skies. The poems are a nice fit.

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  8. Lori's avatar

    Wow! That black sky on the left side of the photo almost looks like a saucer! Cool pictures.

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  9. John's avatar

    Beautiful views, Anneli, I see some lenticular clouds up there.

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  10. V.M.Sang's avatar

    Wow! The sky did fall.

    And I love the description of the fog like a cat. So descriptive.

    Wonderful photos, too.

    Like

  11. nellifant's avatar

    That’s one ominous looking sky! No wonder Chicken Little was scared!
    I didn’t know the Sandberg lines. They’re wonderful.

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