magpie spring gem

Hey LG, always great to get some recognition for my monokus, I’m certainly delighted you see the mechanics behind this one, there was always a little more depth than immediately meets the eye intended, thanks so much, cheers David

Thanks Andrea, the algorithm did too, a very surprising POTD, cheers David

Thanks so much Valsa, my simple Monoku was just waiting to be written, glad I beat other poets to it, lol! Cheers David

Authentic bling if there is such a thing, bling it on, cheers David

Thanks Ghairo, I perhaps got lucky here, was one of the quickest Monoku’s I’ve ever written, serendipitous insight lol! Cheers David

Hey Constance, thanks you so much for kind comments, I’m totally delighted with this one, cheers David

Well spotted Brandy, not enough nest material at hand, so I’m guessing the magpie will settle for anything that looks cheap and gaudy rather than go back with nothing at all, Such industrious creatures that they are! Thank you for congrats and nice comments, cheers David

Go for it, and a garlic dip to top it all off lol!

Ah, I'll have the hot sticky sweet mulled wine~& chips!

Very strange I’ve just been listening to it too on my playlist, lyrics are simple yet incredibly soul piercing, ooh! iridescent wings, yes they do when pretty close up, time for my real daily dose of lithium now lol! Cheers David

Nice of you to stop by with congrats AA, I’m delighted with the honour cheers David!

Bling on the wing, as magpies cannot sing, but they sure know how to chatter, lol! Cheers David

Heya Paula, I honestly just hoped for a good placement in the contest, POTD was a big surprise this morning, cheers David

Hey there Super Mo! Simplicity indeed, it’s strange that sometimes we miss the obvious, even when it’s glaring at us, I got lucky here, cheers David

Haha! I’ve no idea what goes on in the POTD algorithm, I didn’t even get a Fave for this one Daniel, and I definitely didn’t offer Admin a bribe. So I just gotta roll with it, and put it all down to that little Birdie lol! Cheers David

Thanks Sara, always great when these ones come along, I’m delighted, cheers David

Hey there Anne, thanks so much for stopping by with congratulations, cheers David

Not many of my posts are labeled as charming lol! But hey I’m delighted this one brings a little charm to PS today, even if a little blingy, thanks so much for kind words, cheers David

Heya Lin, I’m sure we all have a little bling in our nests lol! and possibly bits of it will end up in the magpies home eventually :) thanks for stopping by with congrats, cheers David

Woohoo yes indeed, I’m covered in bling today lol! I’ll buy a lotto later, and pick the numbers myself ;) Cheers David

Always a big surprise to receive POTD honours Jan, sometimes our little gems are the most obvious, anyone could’ve written this one, but I’m glad I spotted it first, (finders keepers) lol, cheers David

I always hoped this one would do well in the contest Tom, and never even considered POTD, so I’m totally made up now, thanks for the return visit and congrats, cheers David

Congratulations on POTD. Magpies in Aussie in spring are most aggressive. I have blood seep from my head when I was young . My son would put a collender on his head to protect himself from a swooping nesting magpie.

They can indeed be vicious at certain times of the year Douglas, that colander is probably doing both jobs protecting and attracting them all at once lol! Thanks for stopping by, cheers David

And I am absolutely delighted my magpie spring gem got POTD, thanks so much Karen, cheers David

They really are fearless and ferocious creatures, maybe my one was just collecting souvenirs, hey you be careful and stand guard over all those shiny trophies you’ve been gathering, lol! Thanks so much Miss LG, cheers David

I heard about that, too… through the grapevine ;-)

Heya Lin, those poor magpies are victims of their own success, I don’t think they care one bit what we call them, once they get away with the goodies lol! Credence rules! Cheers David