Tuesday, September 3, 2013

The Mag 184

Artwork by Jeanie Tomanek

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Mildred
I was sitting at the top of my favorite thinking tree when a white bird flew over and landed on a nearby rock ledge.  I looked at him, and he looked at me.  Tension filled the air.  Well, not really, but that seemed appropriate for a situation like this.

After what seemed like an eternity of a few seconds, he said, “One would do well not to think so much.”

I was quite startled.  For out all of things I would think he would say, that was not one of them.  So, I came back with, “I don’t know what to think about that.”

“Cute,” was his response.

“Why would one do well not to think so much?”

“It leads to having your head in the clouds.”

Isn’t that a good thing at times?”

Not during thunderstorms.”

Feeling a need for some answers, I pressed on.  “I thought you-all are supposed to be really little.”

“Yeah, keep pushing it and we’ll see where it gets you.”

“Okay, I’ll rephrase.  Aren’t you-all supposed to be much smaller?”

“That would be some of my cousins.”

“What?”

“The little birds that go around telling people things are some of my cousins.”

“Oh.  What is your name?”

“Mildred.”

“Whoa, I thought you were a male.”

“See where thinking gets you?”

“Sorry.”

“I am a male, though.”

“But Mildred is a female name.”

“We birds are not so sexist as to think of names as being either male or female.”

“Did you not say that one would do well not to think so much?”

“Well, you got me there.”

“Can I call you Millie, the messenger bird?”

“No.”

Sensing victory being at hand, I went to give my own wings a good flap.  That is when I discovered that they had been clipped.  I looked at him, and he looked at me.  Tension really did fill the air this time.

After what seemed like an eternity of a few seconds, he asked, “How are you going to get down from there now?”

Without giving it a second thought, I replied, “I really don’t know what to think about this dilemma.

“I’ll have to give you that.”

YAY!  Victory was mine, but I still don’t know how I am going to get down from here.

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42 comments:

  1. I love that little bird's sayings! :)

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  2. This is wonderful, Jerry. A great post. I love it!

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  3. Hmm was that a parable in over-thinking? I'll have to give that more (yes, you know it's coming) thought.

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  4. Call the fire department they will rescue her! A very charming Magpie tale you offer us. Don't laugh but I so understand those thinking trees, I have a few myself!

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  5. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Jinksy!!! I don't know, I think he was kinda cranky. (LOL?)

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  6. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Sharon!!! Be assured that I greatly appreciate the encouragement.

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  7. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Julie!!! Well, I was told by someone I was trying to reason with over what our Heavenly Father actually says is absolutely true that I think too much, and I suppose it has stuck in my craw...

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  8. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Tess!!! It sounds like you have advanced avionics.

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  9. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Karen!!! Do you actually fly up to the crowns of them?

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  10. Thanks for stopping by, my dear TWG!!! What?

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  11. Jerry, This is fantastic. I'm very much the over-thinker. I smiled all the way through.
    Kim

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  12. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Kim!!! Alas, thinking is like a double-edged sword that cuts just as deeply when I do not give something enough thought.

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  13. made me smile :)
    not keeping your head in the clouds in case of thunderstorms...

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  14. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Natasa!!! Alas, some flights of fancy are more painful than others.

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  15. A clever tale that I found quite amusing.

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  16. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Ann!!! I hope Duke liked it.

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  17. Hum. Thinking tree. She should let the tree think of a way down. Bet she didn't think of that! Fun story!

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  18. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Burnett!!! No, I don't think she did.

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  19. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Humbird!!! What three?

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  20. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Adullamite!!! I had the same reaction.

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  21. I little bird told me this was very funny. He was right!

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  22. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Other Mary!!! Some birds have a better sense of humor than others. (LOL?)

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  23. You can never think too much with your head in the clouds, but be careful of those little birds - they're such tell-tales.

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  24. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Janice!!! You can sure say that again!

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  25. I shall never prejudge a bird again. Very clever. Thank you.

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  26. Thanks for stopping by, my dead DS!!! Oh, but maybe you should? (LOL?)

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  27. What fun wordplay! This brought a smile my way!

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  28. That's what happens when you get your wings clipped!

    And that's why I run when I see others running with scissors in their hands! They're not going to clip my wings...no way!

    And another thing...don't let anyone knock you off your perch! ;)

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  29. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Susan!!! I am really glad you enjoyed this.

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  30. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Lee!!! I wish I had of thought of that!

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  31. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Wayne!!! Be assured that I greatly appreciate the encouragement.

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  32. this is great! I so enjoyed reading this...and the line about a little bird cracked me up! Have a great day!

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  33. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Kathe!!! His sense of humor was rather dry--don't you think?

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  34. A thinking tree, what a great idea and how useful when we are stuck for a thought.

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  35. There is a lesson in your fun tale here Jerry....a wonderful crafting from the photo....You know the old saying "don't be so heavenly minded, that you cannot be any earthly good"....it made me think of that. Thanks for all the warm words over at my blog. Hope you have a wonderful weekend. :-)

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  36. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Little Nell!!! That is certainly a good way to look at it. I am really glad you enjoyed this.

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  37. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Carrie!!! The first time I can recall ever hearing that expression was when a lady said that of me 217 years ago (give or take a couple hundred).

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