Things are getting really ominous here. It all began last week when Asa and I witnessed Fowl Play in our backyard. We probably shouldn’t have made light of the fact that a flock of black birds is called a “murder.” Because that murder has been followed by a wake!
While out on a walk Monday evening, we were shocked to see not one but 5 turkey vultures watching us from the trees. Now we are use to menacing turkey vultures flying overhead, and once one even swooped down at us. But usually they are solitary creatures. We’ve never seen 5 hanging out in the trees all at once.
Curious I looked up what a flock of turkey vultures are called. They are a “wake!” Seriously, look it up yourselves! Even an active imagination like Asa’s can’t make this up! The source I found said it is because they feed on dead things. So of course after a murder there would be a wake!
Although it is my job to go on neighborhood patrol, I’m a firm believer in signs. And this is one sign I want to ignore! So I’ll be staying under the safety of my desk for the foreseeable future. I sure hope the neighborhood owl isn’t in on this sinister plot. Otherwise this will turn into a real who done it!
