Encore.
A final bow,
the stillness between #flight and fall—
where even the #sky holds its breath.
#mockingbird #skyballet #birdencore #northernmockingbird #Bird #Flying #MidAir #Motion #Nature #snap_birds #biffeatures #birdinflight
Sky Ballet (sequence of 6)
A #mockingbird sonata in six movements—
he #leaps into silence,
#spins through invisible staves,
notes of #feather and fury etched on #blue.
Each arc a phrase, each beat a breath,
composed in wind and light.
#birdinflight #skyballet #Bird #birdphotography #virginiabirds
As before, these daily blog posts are intended to run until the publication at the start of 2026 of my book Magic Rays of Light: The Early Years of Television in Britain.
#earlytelevision #skydance #skyballet #20s30s #skystorians
Here's a video of Natalia Osipova in Giselle at the Mariinsky Theatre.
I watched her Royal Ballet performance with Acosta on their streaming service this morning. A subscription is currently half price if you're looking for black friday deals.
#ballet #skyballet #balletsky #osipova
On November 26, 1924 the ballet Giselle was revived at the Paris Opéra with Olga Spessivtseva as Giselle. It had faded from the repertoire at that point.
Here is a clip of Spessivtseva. It's interesting to see the changes in 100 years displayed by Osipova, Cojocaru, et al.
#ballet #skyballet