Happy Valentine's Day

In honor of Valentine's day, the text for most of this post is exerted from the Cole Porter song, Let's Fall in Love. The song lyrics are in italics. I start with a photograph of a cardinal scouting the territory, a few days ago, in advance of spring. The other photographs were taken last spring and summer.When the little bluebird - Who has never said a word - Starts to sing, Spring - When the little bluebell - At the bottom of the dell - Starts to ring, Ding dong Ding dong - When the little blue clerk - In the middle of his work - Starts a tune to the moon up above - It is nature that is all - Simply telling us to fall in love -And that's why birds do it, bees do it -Even educated fleas do it -Let's do it, let's fall in love
Cold Cape Cod clams, 'gainst their wish, do it - Even lazy jellyfish do it - Let's do it, let's fall in love - I've heard that lizards and frogs do it - Layin' on a rock - - - They say that roosters do it - With a doodle and cock . . . I hear even Boston beans do it - Let's do it, let's fall in love
When the little bluebird - Who has never said a word - starts to sing, Spring spring spring - When the little bluebell - At the bottom of the dell - Starts to ring, Ding ding ding - When the little blue clerk - In the middle of his work - Starts a tune -The most refined lady bugs do it - When a gentleman calls - Moths in your rugs they do it - What's the use of moth balls
The chimpanzees in the zoos do it, Some courageous kangaroos do it - Let's do it, let's fall in love - I'm sure sometimes on the sly you do it - . . . Let's do it, let's fall in love.

Below is a version of the song Let's Fall in Love done with clips from the Avengers (1960s). Cole Porter wrote the song in 1928.