March 23, 2014

Pell Mell

Caught these canvasbacks running pell mell over the surface of the water, headlong in their haste to lift to the skies.  I wanted to soar with them!




And here's the etymology of "pell mell", which I can't help sharing with you.  It means overhasty, confused or disorderly and comes from a pair of Old French words, "pesle mesle" which came from "mesler" meaning "to mix" or "meddle".  

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