Flamingos spend time in cold water
most probably more than they oughta
With one legged stance
they do love to dance
and woo a girl ‘til they have caught her
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Category: birds
Lundi limerick 46
A goose flew right into my room
but strangely flew in on a broom
He said he was looking
for good plain home cooking
and then disappeared with a zoom!
Lundi limerick #44
Ibis find food in the mud
they say it’s incredibly good
They eat lots of shrimps
but sometimes they thinks
that they’d quite like to try a nice pud.
Twittering Tales #140 – 11 June 2019
It’s time again, for Kat Myrman’s wonderful challenge, to write a story, inspired by her picture prompt, in 280 characters or fewer.
Here is this week’s prompt and my contribution.
Check out all the fabulously creative entries here and, if you’ve never had a go, why not try a story of your own? You may surprise yourself!
Photo by nahidhatamiz at Pixabay.com
The Head of Catering promised it would be the best pie ever!
Forget four and twenty blackbirds. This was going to have a hundred Jackdaws.
The great pie day arrived. The public and press eagerly awaited the grand reveal.
The Jackdaws were there, but where was the Head of Catering?
(278 characters)
Lundi limerick #38
Ollie the owl was a hoot
he lived in a mouldy old boot
He said Twit Twoo
my Mum lived in a shoe
and my Dad was a bit of a brute
Lundi limerick #36
A quail who had wobbly legs
produced most malodorous eggs
They sold fairly well
in spite of the smell
and came with a free pair of pegs
Lundi limerick #32
I befriended an umbrella bird
a beast that is somewhat absurd
it has a strange wattle
with multi-hued mottle
and dances divinely when stirred
Actually it is the bird of paradise that dances divinely and you can see the dance here.
A bit of a boob
My long-term neighbours (LTN) decided, some time ago, to pack whatever they needed and go travelling in their caravan. They are currently somewhere in Scotland.
They were good neighbours and the sort of folk who like gadgets, like to make things, build things, improve things, maintain things. Always busy, on the go. Whatever they do, they do to their utmost, they do it effectively and, with planning, and the right tools, which they have in abundance, they always end up with a very professional job.
A couple of years ago they put up a quadruple nest box on the back of their house, designed for sparrows. No-one took up residence!
Meanwhile, they let out their house to a young couple who had decided to try out living together to see how it worked out. Apparently, it’s a thing! Who knew?
They seem very pleasant, both are musical types, she a teacher of wind instruments, he, I have no idea, but he is away a lot, putting on shows of some sort.
They are both 20 something but seem childlike in their behaviour. Perhaps I’m just an old fuddy duddy.
He is very slim, quite small, and wears the normal uniform of jeans, tee shirts , and trainers. She is small and a little dumpy, and tends to wear low cut neck lines that could raise my blood pressure were I to dwell on them, especially as she has very well developed muscles.
Last Spring we were having a bumper time for birds. I have feeders all around the back garden and we cater for everyone who wants to visit. We were particularly blessed with many pairs of Goldfinches. They like Niger seed!
Next door erupted out of their patio doors, playing some sort of “chase me” game, giggling. They greeted me over the fence and we exchanged a few pleasantries. I offered to fill up their empty Niger seed feeder (all the feeders left by LTN were long since emptied) and guaranteed that within an hour their garden would have several Goldfinches visiting. The birds did not let me down.
This Spring I noticed a pair of birds very busily building in one of the apartments in the aforementioned nest boxes. If you watch too closely, and too often, they would abandon this site and move elsewhere, so I had not drawn anyone’s attention to their building.
A couple of days ago I met young lady neighbour and mentioned that they had a nesting pair in their box.
“Sparrows?” She asked.
“Great tits” I replied, my gaze sinking Southwards!
Is it true? See below.
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It is true apart from the last 3 sentences, and it is actually a pair of Great Tits that have taken up residence!
Nadine
Wouldn’t you just love to meet this lady, and aspire to be just like her in the future!
There was a chilly mist in the March air, but I love my early morning walks and this gray gloom wasn’t going to keep me from today’s. I stopped midway on a bridge over the creek to watch a pair of mallards silently pick and poke along the muddy bank. Nothing could ruin this perfect serenity.
“Hey!” the shrill voice called. “Beautiful, right?” The spry old woman pointed towards the ducks as she marched enthusiastically onto the bridge to stand beside me. She twirled her arms in several rapid circles, stretched her back, then leaned on the railing and began doing standing push-ups. Dressed in sweat pants and jacket, baseball cap and sneakers, she had all the markings of devoted walker.
“Hi.” I said tentatively, unsure of what was happening.
“You’re from the South, aren’t you? Hiiiii. That’s how you said it. Hiiiii.” She spoke with her back to me…
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Lundi limerick #24
OK, OK, OK. I couldn’t find an animal, fish, or even a kitchen utensil that started with X so I cheated! If you know of any, PLEASE don’t tell me, I shall get depressed!
An eXtra elongated worm
employed to squiggle and squirm
was such a good bender
of uncertain gender
and stayed 40 years with the firm
