(no subject)

[ironymaiden]

i am the crazy pigeon lady. there is a mutant pigeon that hangs out by my bus stop in the morning. Seattle is full of deviants; the population at Seattle Center includes several birds C and i dubbed poves or digeons, with pigeon markings in white and light greys and a layer of iridescence. (further research into pigeon varieties and pictures yielded this.) anyway, this one is a common dark grey "feral" pigeon with an uneven blotch of bright white feathers on its head. while waiting for the bus this morning i stalked it with the cameraphone, but couldn't get quite close enough. i need to either bring the real camera or some stale bread to get better results. people are funny - the other folks waiting for the bus were definitely curious about what i was doing, but they wouldn't ask.

a hot punk-rock kinda guy who got off the bus on 15th was wearing a black hoodie with a homemade white tree appliqued on the back.

as i walked down the hill to work there was a minivan with a stuffed grinch doll sticking out from under the hood, as if they had slammed it on him and smashed his head. i love this town.

Comments

[kijjohnson.livejournal.com]

Oooh, me too. We have what Eric calls a ghetto tree in my neighborhood: a single strand of decades-old lights strung back and forth between the bottom two branches of some dying deciduous tree. And that's the only decoration on the street.

[butterflydrming.livejournal.com]

I have a giant bag of black sunflower seeds. I must bring some for you to take to your pigeon!

[boldfeather.livejournal.com]

If you have any stores that cater to pigeon fanciers, I would suggest picking up a pound of pigeon feed - generally a mix of seeds, beans, corn, and peas. Much healthier, and pigeons really like it.

[dreamline.livejournal.com]

Oh, that pigeon link was a hoot! (or rather a coo?)

[butterflydrming.livejournal.com]

Your icon is pontiki!

[dreamline.livejournal.com]

Yes it is. I'm addicted. I have four of them! :)

[butterflydrming.livejournal.com]

I have 3. I feel like we should arrange a playdate! {giggles}

[ironymaiden]

you should bring them Sunday.

[butterflydrming.livejournal.com]

I will!

[sapphoid.livejournal.com]

your link to the google site explains something I've wondered about here in Seattle... the large population of pigeons *and* the large population of tech geeks... they ARE connected afterall!
Coming from Boston, I always had a romantic view of pigeons... until I spent a year doing volunteer work with the homeless here in Seattle and found out that our Seattle pigeons are ruthless thieves... no kidding, they are like ninjas... sneaking up on sleeping homeless people, rifling through thier stuff, making off with food items of all kinds. Very resourceful.