The Renaissance Bird in Perspective

 

'Boy bitten by a Swan' Fred Caravaggio second Cousin of the Master.

" As today is the 75th Birthday of George (thinks a lot of himself) Roberts, only son of the late  Joe (Light Ale) Roberts, the editorial staff thought it was only fitting to mark the day with the posting of a renowned 'swan themed' art work.

Joe was often heard to remark that George was "a bit artistic and light on his feet" an expression he borrowed from the renowned 1960's theatre critic 'Kenneth Tynan'. Much like many of Joe's expressions, we are not fully sure what he meant by this but assume it was well intentioned!

Fred Caravaggio is not as famous as his relative but was renowned for his use of 'heightened perspective' to provide 'drama' in his work. The rendition of the swan's beak in this work (lower right) is a fine example of his Renaissance avian based angst. 

"Whatever else you can say about Fred Caravaggio, he knew a lot about swans, he loved a glass or two of light ale and you could leave him safely in a room with kiddies" - Joe Roberts.

'A Happy Birthday' to George and all other swan aficionados who share the 28th of November for the day of their birth" - Ed 

Mutation

 

Is it a swan or is it a vegetable? This has split the 'Editorial Team at 'Nice Birds but Dangerous' - aka 'The NBBD' . 

Some of the younger and swan inexperienced team members said "aberrant vegetable" but my own more 'trubblin' guess is that an innocent courgette literally got  a 'Cob on'. If I am correct, Joe's wise words " Never turn your back on a swan" would also apply to vegetables!  

Have swans managed to breach the animal vegetable divide? 

Where will this all end - either in a lake or a lasagne?  

'Trubblin' indeed! - Ed.

Many thanks to Tony Lavage of Bassingbourn for sending in this intriguing photograph of a 'swan-squash' hybrid, which he found quite unexpectedly in amongst the legumes.