“753. Song Sparrow” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This bird is a song Sparrow.

It sung this song to me.

(Just like) Starting Over

Our life together is so precious together
We have grown, we have grown
Although our love is still special
Let’s take a chance and fly away somewhere alone

It’s been too long since we took the time
No-one’s to blame, I know time flies so quickly
But when I see you darling
It’s like we both are falling in love again
It’ll be just like starting over, starting over

Everyday we used to make it love
Why can’t we be making love nice and easy
It’s time to spread our wings and fly
Don’t let another day go by my love
It’ll be just like starting over, starting over

Why don’t we take off alone?
Take a trip somewhere far, far away
We’ll be together all alone again
Like we used to in the early days
Well, well, well darling

It’s been too long since we took the time
No-one’s to blame, I know time flies so quickly
But when I see you darling
It’s like we both are falling in love again
It’ll be just like starting over, starting over

Our life together is so precious together
We have grown, we have grown
Although our love is still special
Let’s take a chance and fly away somewhere

Starting over

Songwriters
Lennon, John

Yes, It’s like we both are falling in love again
It’ll be just like starting over.

Have a nice day with a beautiful smile.

“752. Olive Sparrow” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

What this bird is thinking?

Maybe:

There are places I remember
All my life, though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain

All these places had their moments
With lovers and friends
I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I’ve loved them all

But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new

Though I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I’ll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more

Though I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I’ll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more
In my life I love you more

Songwriters
LENNON, JOHN / MCCARTNEY, PAUL

“751. Fox Sparrow” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This bird looks like saying “I will listen to you. Talk to me.”

Well then I will tell my story:

Listen, do you want to know a secret?
Do you promise not to tell, whoa, oh
Closer, let me whisper in your ear
Say the words you long to hear

I’m in love with you, ooo

I’ve known a secret for a week or two
Nobody knows, just we two

Listen, do you want to know a secret?
Do you promise not to tell, whoa, oh
Closer, let me whisper in your ear
Say the words you long to hear

I’m in love with you, ooo, ooo

“Do you want to know a secret?” written by LENNON, JOHN / MCCARTNEY, PAUL

Enjoy spring.

“750. Black-crested Titmouse” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

I love this bird so much.

It’s cheerful colors, impressionistic brush stroke and cute.

What don’t you think?

Yesterday was Spring Equinox. So now we can say spring, right?

Spring is a season of “sprout of love”.

This song was written by John Lennon and Paul Maccartney.

“749. Orange-crowned Warbler” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This bird brings this song to you.

All You Need is Love

(Love, love, love)
(Love, love, love)
(Love, love, love)

There’s nothing you can do that can’t be done
Nothing you can sing that can’t be sung
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game
It’s easy

There’s nothing you can make that can’t be made
No one you can save that can’t be saved
Nothing you can do but you can learn to be you in time
It’s easy

All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need

(Love, love, love)
(Love, love, love)
(Love, love, love)

All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need

There’s nothing you can know that isn’t known
Nothing you can see that isn’t shown
There’s nowhere you can be that isn’t where you’re meant to be
It’s easy

All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need

All you need is love, all together now
All you need is love, everybody
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need

Love is all you need
Love is all you need
Love is all you need
 

“748. Mourning Dove” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This Mourning Dove has ease atmosphere like motherhood.

The atmosphere holds love, soothing, comfort and belief beautifully.

Don’t you feel it?

From my window, I can see a lot of birds on branches as chirping.

They start chirping happily even at dawn.

Summer saving time started, but my body clock is still wintertime. So I wake up around 6:30am. It’s still dark, but some birds start singing like spring is coming.

So I decided to paint “A Bird” series.

Here is one of them ”Blue-gray Gnatcather”.

“747. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher” Oil Painting by Mariko Irie

He is ready to go.

When the group show’s theme was announced, the outline of this painting came. The theme is “(Spring) Equinox.”

After I painted “ Joyous, Passion, Appreciation”, I painted this.

“721. Sprout of Love” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

Something moved inside of my heart. That created this painting.

Spring is not here yet, but I had a good feeling that inside of me something was sprouting.

It was Love.

But it was strange that I didn’t know what kind of Love any thing.

The ground is getting warmer, so sprout is coming out soon.

This painting is sold to my special person.

He promised that he would take care of this sprout with love every day.

What a wonderful, isn’t it?

The idea of this painting came, when the theme of group show was announced, which is “Equinox”.

Spring Equinox…

Good energy is half way, going up softly and gently. It’s warm and precious.

This painting appeared smoothly, simply and easily on the panel. What a wonderful thing is happened.

“720. Joyous, Passion, Appreciation” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This is my scene of life, which is joyous, passion and appreciation.

“A Seagull at Headlands” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This location is Mendocino headlands, CA.

Always Seagulls are there.

When I was at the beach of La Jolla Shore. I bought a real good sandwich from the deli. I sat down on a bench, opened the bag and took out the sandwich. I ate one bite. I felt air moving behind me, and next moment my whole sandwich was gone from my hand. I couldn’t believe it. A seagull glided down, didn’t touch me at all and took my Sandwich. That sandwich was my lunch, you know?

Anyway it was a very skilled Seagull.

After that I eat food inside of my car, when I see Seagulls, even one Seagull.

Do you remember “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” ?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8COt1n3jDqA

Where is Jonathan Livingston Seagull now?

Is it you?