Me too swooped as a kid on my bike, Jill. Blood drawn. Bike helmets help.
Bill
On Wed, 21 Mar 2018 at 12:32 pm, Jill Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Yes, nowt to be done with magpies but admire them and hope they don't
> decide to swoop you.
>
> The ones nearest us know us and have decided, for what ever reason,
> that we're OK. But I've been swooped (and damaged) by maggies in other
> places, more than once.
>
> J
> ________________________
> Jill Jones
> www.jilljones.com.au
>
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Poetryetc: poetry and poetics"
> To:
> Cc:
> Sent:Wed, 21 Mar 2018 01:24:40 +0000
> Subject:Re: Did you know
>
> Thanks, Jill. Magpies won’t be led up or down. Round Hepburn, they
> are
> unbeckonable but just as curious as your lot.
>
> Bill
>
> On Wed, 21 Mar 2018 at 12:04 pm, Jill Jones wrote:
>
> > Hi Bill,
> >
> > I enjoyed this. In fact, I didn't know that about cows, but now I
> do,
> > so I can keep the game going :-)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Jill
> >
> > ________________________
> > Jill Jones
> > www.jilljones.com.au
> >
> > Latest book: Brink, Five Islands Press
> > http://fiveislandspress.com/catalogue/brink-jill-jones
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Poetryetc: poetry and poetics"
> > To:
> > Cc:
> > Sent:Tue, 20 Mar 2018 21:58:52 +0000
> > Subject:Did you know
> >
> > If anyone opens by asking this,
> >
> > they assume you don’t,
> >
> > know, that is
> >
> > Did, not do, mind
> >
> > implies that some titbit
> >
> > has been known
> >
> > to those in the know
> >
> > (or them at least)
> >
> > and some time down the track
> >
> > you are now to apprised
> >
> > of this knowledge
> >
> > DO you know
> >
> > could be a polite question stem -
> >
> > the way to San Jose,
> >
> > how to juggle,
> >
> > where I put my sunglasses down
> >
> > but DID implies
> >
> > you are well behind the eight ball,
> >
> > late to the discovery,
> >
> > and not fashionably so
> >
> > Or perhaps you hadn’t figured out
> >
> > something blindingly obvious
> >
> > or just plain esoteric
> >
> > Did you know that cows
> >
> > can be led upstairs
> >
> > but not down?
> >
> > I did not but I read it
> >
> > on the internet
> >
> > when I googled Did you know
> >
> > so it must be true
> >
> > mustn’t it
> >
> > Even when told,
> >
> > even if surprised
> >
> > for how long will you know?
> >
> > This knowledge
> >
> > you may pass on
> >
> > to some other sucker
> >
> > or the choice snippet
> >
> > might melt away by morning
> >
> > bw
> >
> >
>
>
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