Dragged up from the Gutter.

Thank you again for all your comments and FAV's that put my "Me and red Boxes" on the pp page. I'll leave it with a comment from my Niece on Facebook, "Grey blends in well with red and gold! Nice hair do!" - I've now disowned her.

I once remember a very posh gentleman at an antique fair, making a comment to me after I had upset him when asking for a price reduction. He said "It's people like you who have been dragged up from the gutter that ask for reductions". Meaning at the time that my upbringing was less superior to his.

Well I spotted this blackbird who looks a bit scruffy and ruffled, stood in a gutter, perhaps the comment is more suited to this old bird rather than to me as a very old bird.

Best viewed with the dark background..

[PhotoCrazy]

Nice caption, pic. Fun comment from niece, not so from the "gentleman".

[Susan]

Lovely capture, Heather.

[Julie]

just fluffing up the feathers heather... oops :)

[Deborah McGavock]

This old bird is not dragged up from the gutter...he looks quite aristocratic, lord of all he surveys.And...the antique fair man was NOT a gentleman to say that. Love the roof tiles.

[Graham Thresher]

A really lovely capture.

[Rosie Kind]

great caption for this lovely photo of the tatty blackbird - Fav

[Barb]

Ha ha....you always have such great stories. Appropriate!!

[Lady in red(Denise)]

He does look as if he might be an outcast definitely under educated

[Bep]

Fun comment from your niece. And a beautiful picture.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely shot fav!

[Shepherdman's Wife]

lovely shot and commentary

[Denise Wood]

I'd be putting the antique dealer in the gutter! Hope you've never bought anything from him :)

[Phil Cameron]

Not a Gentleman then ! Maybe got rude in his dotage, like your bird in hand

[essiesue]

You made this old bird look rather handsome!

[Lin]

Very well spotted and captured - the grey background is awesome with the black bird! Great story, too.

[Rosan]

Super capture!

[John]

An interesting expression and capture! What a snooty man at the antique fair!

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

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Thank you all for your comments etc. You may like my answer to this snotty bloke, I said "You have now lost a sale and any possible sale in the future". His wife was giving him a real glare. He obviously was disturb by my Lady Magpie hat.

[Joyce]

Well the man at the antique fair had obviously been dragged up with no manners. Blackbird is showing it's age. So am I. Great shot

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Forgot to add - the fair is held every Friday in Cirencester.

[Lin]

@ladymagpie That's a kinder answer than I would have given. I would have said he definitely lost ANY hope of future sales to me, or to my shopping companions!

[Julia]

Great shot and story

[Joan Morvinson]

He's obviously thinking about what to do next - which would have been a good tip for the guy on the stall

[carol white]

A super capture. He looks rather bedraggled

[Nina Ganci]

I hope you did not purchase anything from him
awesome capture
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