{"id":2132,"date":"2015-10-02T08:59:01","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T15:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisathorpeartist.wordpress.com\/?p=2132"},"modified":"2015-10-02T08:59:01","modified_gmt":"2015-10-02T15:59:01","slug":"ode-to-crow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisathorpe.com\/index.php\/2015\/10\/02\/ode-to-crow\/","title":{"rendered":"Ode to Crow"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2133\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lisathorpeartist.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/asthe-crowflies.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2133\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2133\" src=\"https:\/\/lisathorpeartist.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/asthe-crowflies.jpg?resize=660%2C457\" alt=\"A page from my Mixed Media Mindfulness journal- using acrylic paint, pencil, crow photos printed on Grafix adhesive transparency- and of course my recent favorite a bit of Colortool spray paint\" width=\"660\" height=\"457\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A page from my Mixed Media Mindfulness journal- using acrylic paint, pencil, crow photos printed on Grafix adhesive transparency- and of course my recent favorite a bit of Colortool spray paint<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>I came upon a dead crow the other day while walking my dog. At the scene there were no feathers strewn about no sign of a struggle so maybe it was just this crow\u2019s time. I kept thinking about that crow and its kind, about crow life and community, crow work and pleasure. Where I live crows have found a niche, they forage and hunt, they crack walnuts and acorns by dropping them on the road from high up in trees- I\u2019ve seen this myself- clever critters. They heckle and pester the birds of prey like the hawk and owl that live in the trees near by. At dusk they seem to gather together in community in a big oak tree between us and the dairy next door, later they fly off to roost for the night somewhere else, our oak tree seems more like stopping by the pub after work to chat with friends. I don\u2019t really know much about a crows life but I do know that anytime I\u2019m asked what superpower I\u2019d want if I had one I always say flight \u2013 and whenever I ponder a next life, if there is a next life to be had, I think please let me be a bird. And not a humming bird (too busy) not a woodpecker (hard headed) I don\u2019t think eagle or even hawk is in my future (too noble) \u2013\u00a0 although the crow is much maligned, I think a crow would suit me fine- clever and social, a little bit pesky, but interesting and a fine flyer defiantly a fine flyer. So if the universe is listening I wouldn&#8217;t mind seeing for myself how to get there as the crow flies!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I came upon a dead crow the other day while walking my dog. At the scene there were no feathers strewn about no sign of a struggle so maybe it was just this crow\u2019s time. 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