birds – Blogsy Babbles

Owed to a Skylark

I see by the number of views it received that my column about those who communicate on the Interwebs adding to world peace by just chilling a little and not feeling it is necessary to cry out in righteous indignation at every little thing was about as successful as a solicitation for funds toContinue reading “Owed to a Skylark”

Word of a Bird

During our last outing, we discussed birds on postcards who were not chickens or storks. We covered ostriches and pelicans and doomed ducks and so forth. But, of course, we could not use up our whole supply of birds in one column. Today, I thought we might consider some of the birds who talkContinue reading “Word of a Bird”

Flocking Together

I was intrigued by a couple of postcards I listed for sale over the holiday weekend, and thought about expressing my opinions about them here. This may happen one day, but what the two cards had in common was that each featured a chicken. And though I grew up in an era of reruns,Continue reading “Flocking Together”

Volume of Memories III

Among the books I own which I preserve not because I’ll ever read them is a slender volume on why we must enforce the local laws against feeding wild birds. This was given to me by someone who found it disgusting, and wanted me to read itso I would understand what intolerant people thereContinue reading “Volume of Memories III”

Another Flock of Postcards

There are graphic artists whose work is designed to hang on the wall, and there are artists whose work tends in other directions. Some artists find their niche in comic strips while others find it in magazine covers. Some illustrate books and some customize cars. There are artists known for skulls etched on people’sContinue reading “Another Flock of Postcards”

Another One for the Birds

There have been so many references to roosters, hens, and chickens in this space lately that I thought a few of my own reflections on birds would be of interest. No, I said that incorrectly. I thought they would be of no interest at all except to me, but it’s my blog, and I’llContinue reading “Another One for the Birds”