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Moments of Beauty - Eight for a wish

I am not a particularly superstitious person, but I am fascinated by the folklore surrounding magpies. They are one of my favourite birds, simply for their pure audacity. Charlie and I call them pirate birds, we admire that they are the stealers of shiny things. I am never really sure whether to believe if they are good luck or bad luck. Should I salute them? Enquire after their wives? There are so many variations on superstitions surrounding magpies, that I choose to combine them all into my own interpretation; the more you see, the luckier you'll be.
Today I suffered badly from Monday morning so I tried to look for beauty on my way to work and there was plenty. I thought I'd choose eight of the sights I saw on my way to work to represent the eight magpies I saw on my way home from work. Coincidently a gathering of magpies, also known as a collective noun (should any of my students ever stumble upon my blog) is a parliament of magpies.




One for sorrow








Two for joy











Three for a girl











Four for a boy











Five for silver









Six for gold












Seven for a secret never to be told











Eight for a wish







I'm not even sure of the rhyme but I hope that seeing a parliament of eight magpies is lucky and if I do get a wish, it would be for happiness, for everyone.
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  1. Lisa Wood27 September 2010 at 13:58

    Beautiful Susie, i just love your writing . You write about things ive thought of too. x

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  2. Unknown27 September 2010 at 18:29

    I feel the same way as Lisa! Gorgeous photos.

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