The Girl Who Called Crow
I hooked my iPhone to portable speakers, set them outside, and played recorded crow calls, watching from indoors. The sky filled with two dozen squawking crows coming from all directions. After 15 minutes they wised up and left. Next time, I will add peanuts as incentives and eventually work toward their coming when I call them by my voice.
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If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.”
—Amy Tan, The Kitchen God's Wife
About Amy
As a child Amy Tan believed her life was duller than most. She read to escape. Her parents wanted her to be a doctor and a concert pianist. She secretly dreamed of becoming an artist. She began writing fiction when she was 33. Her first short story was...
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Oh happy day!
Dear Amy Tan,
I heard your voice many years ago. The incentives were brilliant novels that captured my imagination and led me to the discovery of the rich tapestry of a Chinese heritage both in America and the main land of China. You would have to be creative genius to have convinced many us of the "good luck buried egg syndrome."(Honestly I wanted to try it.) Your writing is persuasive, convincing,and intriguing.Please keep writing always! My chant is,"Thank God for Amy Tan!
You gave me a "picture perfect" day.I couldn't believe our good fortune as members of Red Room that there were two posts written by you today.I am sincere!
Have a great day!
Mary Walsh
ADD:Amy,it is my dream and goal to some day inspire and write as well as you.Next goal >>>would you, Stephen King,Dave Barry and the others consider me as a member of your traveling band? Of course, I wouldn't want consideration until after publication.I'm sure that I could play a mean tamborine or cow bell.
Something to crow about
Up here in Fairbanks we have these oversized ravens which are sort of like crows on steroids. They also have an attitude.
I've heard ravens imitate everything from a cat to a hard-starting chainsaw. I know the latter from personal experience...this raven was MOCKING my attempts to start my chainsaw by tauntingly imitating the sound of the balking engine. I wanted to smack him one, but I had to admire his talent.
I might suggest not trying to outsmart a crow. If they're anything like our ravens, you'll lose. :)
Eric