Under the Tuscan Sun . . .

I came home tonight after a trying day to an unexpected surprise. I was flipping through the channels and came across a movie that has been an anthem of a friend of mine. I’m not normally a ‘chick flick’ kind of guy but as I sat there watching the beginning of the movie a funny thing happened . . .

There it was in all of the turmoil . . . bird crap! It’s a sign it was said.

I watched the movie and was reminded of a story from long ago . . .

There once was a little bird in the northland that enjoyed the warmth of the summer sun. He chirped and ate eagerly as winter was approaching as he prepared for his migration flight south.

Pretty soon, the weather turned, got colder, and eventually it started to snow. The field the little bird was standing in had a cow and a cat in it when the cow asked why he did not fly south for winter.

The little bird said he thought it was so nice where he was and decided to stay, not making the long flight to stay in the warmer weather.

The snow continued to fall getting deeper and deeper as the little bird was frozen, near death, and could not even give a faint chirp.

The cow, seeing the little frozen bird, walks over and takes a huge crap on the tiny bird covering him completely. The little frozen bird found after a few minutes that he was feeling warm again so started chirping loudly, excited that he had survived the cold.

The cat hearing the chirping sound approached and asked the little bird if he needed help getting out of the crap he was in. The bird chirps yes, thanks so much for the help. The cat proceeds to dig the bird out of the crap pile and promptly eats the little bird.

Did you think this was a story with a happy ending?

Moral of the story:

Just because someone craps on you does not mean they are your enemy.

Just because someone offers to help you out of the crap does not mean they are your friend.

And if you find yourself standing in a pile of crap, it might be best sometimes if you just keep your mouth shut.

Wishes . . . Do they come true? . . . A final tip of the hat from an old man with flowers to a long lost love . . . Under the Tuscan Sun.

Ice

Comments

Anonymous said…
I'm trying to figure out how that bird story relates to "Under The Tuscan Sun" exactly.

Being a romantic at heart, I want to believe wishes, hopes, and dreams can come true.

It would be so sad to believe otherwise.
6:30 AM
Icewind said…
It only related in the fact when she was crapped on by the bird reminded me of that story. It was a sign for her that it was the right thing to do buying the house so far from "home" and the security of family and friends.

Anything is possible if we believe and have the insight to see it as it unfolds before us.

Ice
9:27 PM
Anonymous said…
But when the bird trusted - it got eaten! In the movie - she found herself and happiness.

You really BELIEVE ANYTHING is possible - that all you need is insight? I'm not so sure.
4:19 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Morrison Springs - Ponce de Leon, Florida

Image
Morrison Springs Ponce de Leon, Florida County road 181 Morrison Springs was one of our favorite dive spots on many of our Florida trips but it also had the most danger to it.  One of Northwest Florida’s best-kept secrets was known to more Georgia and Alabama folks than Floridians.  And they weren’t talking.  It had to do with the jewel of a Panhandle spring, a turquoise pool surrounded by stately cypress trees whose aerial roots stand taller than a man. Below the surface, clear, 68-degree water wells up from a spring cave source over 90 feet deep. Morrison Springs is just far enough off the beaten path in this sunny pine and cypress country to be special for any diver lucky enough to find and dive the site. The shallow pool reflects the overhead blue sky and if the water is clear and the bottom clean of silt, it resembles a giant sapphire.  Unlike some springs with a deep, black hole source, this one takes visitors gradually into its shallows from a gol...
Read more

Are Showing Your Nipples Appropriate Work Attire?

Image
Let me first say that personally, I have no problem with it at all. This has been kind of a weird week here in the north land with the first of many winter snowfalls’s to come and the landscape once again beautifully covered in the white stuff. It looks like the kids will have to put their Halloween costume on over a snowsuit again this year as the cold snowy stuff is here again. That is not what I wanted to write about tonight but was necessary to set up what I did want to write about. “Frosty nipples” are quite common here during most of the year and when things cool down on the cusp of winter probably more so. Work attire with tight shirts or low cut blouses that ‘make a statement’ during colder weather could be taken several ways by co-workers or visitors to your place of business. While you may not always be taken seriously by others in the office and some may have trouble looking you in the face, I say it's a freedom of rights issue. If you want to show o...
Read more

Biscuits and Whores

Image
Some of the best things about life I learned from Lonesome Dove. Great movie, excellent characters, and tells a story about how to live life. Augustus McCrae “It ain’t dying I’m talking about, it’s living.   I doubt it matters where you die, but it matters where you live.” I'm just tryin' to keep everything in balance, Woodrow. You do more work than you got to, so it's my obligation to do less. “Yesterday’s gone and we can’t get it back.” “I'm sure partial to the evening,' Augustus said. 'The evening and the morning.   If we just didn't have to have the rest of the dern day I'd be a lot happier.” Hat Creek Cattle Company Well we don't rent pigs and I figure it's better to say it right out front because a man that does like to rent pigs is . . . he's hard to stop. Biscuits “I never knew you to get excited about anything except biscuits maybe . . . and whores!”    Captain Woodrow Call to Augustus McCrae in Lonesome Dove. Whores L...
Read more