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November 29, 2004
Me A Starling
In the early evening, I was watching the starlings (or some other like-minded birds... my father, mother, and grandmother would be disappointed that I wasn't sure exactly what type of birds they were).
Andy's pics
As I watched, a huge mass of them would rise from the tree, circle about following one or two leaders, fly for about 30 seconds, then return to the same tree.
Once back, they would chatter amongst themselves for a good long while.
I could only wonder what was going on in their heads.
"Wow, what a great flight!!!"
"Did you see me? I did a loop. Can I be leader next time?"
"Did you see ole Dobbin? He couldn't even keep up."
Well, it seemed funny to me at the time, and reminiscent of my wife's theory on goldfish..."Unlike us, they can continually be amazed at the same stuff over and over... Look, some blue rock!! Hey look, some blue rocks!! Wow, I see some blue rocks!!"
I chuckled to myself, wondering what sort of society those Starlings existed in. What rules and what simple pleasures they might have.
I was standing on a street corner, waiting for a friend to deliver something to me. As I gazed from the starlings to the cars zooming around me, I caught more than one sideways glance in my direction.
Perhaps I was the madman chuckling on the street corner. Or the poor messed up guy stuck on the streets. Or even some corporate logo that was about to crack.
Whatever I was to them; well, I chuckled some more... wondering about our own society's rules and simple pleasures. And strangely, I didn't care what anyone thought. So with a wink and a nod for effect, I kept chuckling and smiling at the ever-curious Starlings.
Sometimes creation is too good to let some people mess it up.
Posted by oriondark at November 29, 2004 10:50 AM
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I really liked this bit of writing.
Posted by: Phil at November 30, 2004 02:01 PM