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darkemeralds ([personal profile] darkemeralds) wrote2012-12-25 02:47 pm

Thing 6 of 100 Things

Inspired by [personal profile] oursin's consistent and fascinating 100 Things Meme posts (about London--I mean, my God, what a rich topic), I've decided to dust off my own iteration of the meme, One Hundred Moments of Magic, Synchronicity, and Interesting Coincidence.

For years and years, a favorite saying of mine has been "It only takes one white crow to prove that not all crows are black." It's shorthand for keeping an open mind, believing in possibilities, looking for the anomaly--the exception-- watching for signs.

The other day, on my way to the grocery store under cloudy, drippy skies, I saw a white crow.

I'd never seen one--didn't know for sure that they existed. It took me a second to process it: a caw got my attention and there was a familiar corvid wing shape against the sky, and...white wings. Not pale, not gray, not pigeon-esque: white. Crow. I fumbled for my phone but by the time I had it in hand the white crow had vanished into the white sky.

It was the beginning of a fresh string of little miracles and wonders that I hope will continue for a while.
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[personal profile] ranunculus 2012-12-26 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
That must have been quite wonderful, seeing the crow.

Went out for a walk with the collie today under very drippy skies. Wonderful walk in the park where there were a surprising number of things blooming.
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[personal profile] ranunculus 2012-12-27 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think we are much warmer here than usual, Golden Gate Park usually has things in bloom. But then SF isn't really typical of the rest of Calif either!
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[personal profile] tehomet 2012-12-28 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow!
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[personal profile] llaras 2013-01-02 10:43 am (UTC)(link)
Fantastic.
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[personal profile] llaras 2013-01-08 06:37 am (UTC)(link)
Hiiiii. Also, Adammmmm. :-) I haven't been in my usual online places, or online at all, really. But I'm trying to reconnect... I miss my peeps!
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[personal profile] llaras 2013-01-09 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I have been an Adam fan since his American Idol days. :-) I did many a picspam once upon a time, and a few fanfics. Hee. My mom and I rock out to him in her car often. *g* He's fantastic.

I've started posting a bit more, but just on LJ. I suppose I'm going to have to do more on DW than comment, huh? *has to learn some things*
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[personal profile] llaras 2013-01-10 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
Ahaha! Another convert! That's awesome. :-D

I keep thinking I'm going to post all original content here instead of crossposting. I don't know why, because I have nothing against crossposting. But then I need to come up with a way to keep track of people who only post here and I haven't done that yet. *sigh* The internets have become so much work now with multiple platforms! I finally set up an RSS feed thingy today so I can attempt to start watching a few tumblrs. What is this all become? Hee.