Thursday 20 January 2011

49 Frozen Magpies.

Some days it is better to stay in bed.










We all had forgotten to take
Our woolly ear muffs, goodness sake!
No snowshoes or mittens,
Out noses frost bitten,
And worse, we could not find the lake!

More magpie tales at Tess's place.
PS. Tess is the little cranky one on the right.
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22 comments:

  1. Suz20 January 2011 at 6:00 am

    oh dear stafford....adorable and funny..like the author I presume....
    a cute little tale for little ones too
    such a talent you are...hope you are well
    God save the yacht

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  2. Tess Kincaid20 January 2011 at 6:05 am

    But, I'm sure they are wearing their woolly socks.

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  3. Helen20 January 2011 at 6:43 am

    No Mapquest, no Google ... what's a lady to do?

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  4. Anonymous20 January 2011 at 9:39 am

    Very cute :)

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  5. Sue J20 January 2011 at 12:35 pm

    Nothing seems to be going right!

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  6. The Reason You Come20 January 2011 at 1:57 pm

    Another fun read! Oh, those poor ladies!

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  7. Anonymous20 January 2011 at 6:03 pm

    Tess that's normally where I stand!

    I have this brilliant idea for market nose muffs - had it ever since I was a smaller person ...

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  8. annell421 January 2011 at 12:59 am

    TC!

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  9. Brigid O'Connor21 January 2011 at 2:36 am

    Too early for sat nav, I suppose.
    Stafford, have you seen the '100 stories for Queensland' blog - they are looking for submissions for a charity anthology, I have details a few days back on my blog.

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  10. Carrie Van Horn21 January 2011 at 3:57 am

    Love the title....and love your poetic humor Stafford, you always make me smile, no matter if i wish i stayed in bed. Hope all is going well for you. :-)

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  11. Kathe W.21 January 2011 at 4:05 am

    hah! No GPS no google...just aimless wandering while freezing their .... off
    your poems always make me smile!

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  12. Kristen Haskell21 January 2011 at 5:13 am

    Still chuckling over that one :)

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  13. QwkDrw22 January 2011 at 1:14 am

    Then the little one, farthest out
    Makes a rude discovery that will count.

    Actually they have found the lake,
    Quite by mistake,

    And a woolly warm anything, is not about

    !!

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  14. jinksy22 January 2011 at 2:06 am

    Some people have no sense of direction!

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  15. Cad22 January 2011 at 2:07 am

    A fun take, as ever!

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  16. Reflections22 January 2011 at 3:20 pm

    Murphy! He must be the one taking the photograph... hmmm....

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  17. rel22 January 2011 at 9:34 pm

    Stafford,
    I suspect there was hot chocolate near by.
    rel

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  18. Helena23 January 2011 at 4:43 am

    lol....Sounds similar to me arranging my own day out! There's always some hitch or other to contend with!

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  19. Anonymous24 January 2011 at 8:15 am

    Absolutely priceless. I love every word. You have a gift. Hahaha.

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  20. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall24 January 2011 at 12:19 pm

    truthful magpie.
    I prefer to stay in bed at times 2.

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  21. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall24 January 2011 at 12:19 pm

    Greetings, Happy Sunday! Blessings…

    Friendship Awards, Enjoy!
    Thanks for the support, You Rock!
    xxx

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  22. Glenn Buttkus25 January 2011 at 7:49 am

    A poetic take right from the
    image, and from the organ of
    humor lodged somewhere in
    your innards. A one corner of
    the lip smile for this one, yet
    the Aussie sense of fun is
    prevalent.

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