Betsy, At our most recent Table of Infinite Knowledge gathering, where old guys talk about how much better we have become in our memories, one shared this bit from Axel, “Birdie with a yellow bill/Hopped upon my windowsill/Cocked his shining eye and said: “Hey, I hear you took a bath — Matt. ” Excelsior!
I remember Axel reciting that poem and ending with the line, "Hey! What did you do with the ant . . . killer?
Betsy, At our most recent Table of Infinite Knowledge gathering, where old guys talk about how much better we have become in our memories, one shared this bit from Axel, “Birdie with a yellow bill/Hopped upon my windowsill/Cocked his shining eye and said: “Hey, I hear you took a bath — Matt. ” Excelsior!
This really made me smile, and I particularly like the idea of American goldfinches as 'flying dandelions' 😊