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Sunday Stroll - The Adventures of M&M - Chapter 3




The day before had been nothing but gloomy and cold.  The Magpies had been occupied the whole day with grooming their abode.  The snow that had fallen during the afternoon had accumulated on the roof so Marvin had spent much of his time out in the cold lifting and securing while Mavis had been up to her beak with buttoning and mending on the inside.  Being a homeowner was a lot of work!

Today, as a slight bit of blue skies peeked in through all the loose ends, they decided to take a Sunday stroll. 
     "Where shall we go, my dear" Marvin pleasantly asked as Mavis finished getting ready to go.
     "Let's circle around and see who is new in the neighborhood, shall we?" Mavis replied.  "I'm wondering if anyone decided to take that man-made house we saw?  Do you remember that one?  It had the copper chimney?  It was available a few weeks ago."
     "Shall we go and spend some time on the live wire as well?" Marvin inquired as he strutted toward the door, "that's where we first met" he claimed then quickly dove out.
     "Oh, yes!  Let's!" Mavis giggled as she then took the plunge.

Unfortunately, the short trees to their west didn't result in much grub as there was still a lot of snow on the ground, and very few other birds were even around.  It didn't take the two of them long to realize this vicinity would require some serious drilling so they decided to fly north and see what was going on over there.  As they flew side by side they both saw the wire in the distance and looked at one another and smiled.  Gliding his way up to perch, Marvin made sure Mavis arrived safely as well.  Sitting for a moment or two in silence, Mavis finally commented,
     "There's not much going on around here either" as she watched the ground below for any movement that might indicate food, "except for that silly brown dog that barks all the time."

Before long they were joined by others in their clan and from around the area.  It turned out to be a very social day!  Henry and his girl Pearl had fun in the yard behind them with diving competitions, they met Rosie the finch and Theresa Louise the Bluebird told them about the new place she'd found.  As the sun began to dip behind the mountains it was finally time for everyone to bid one another adieu and go their separate ways.

The Magpies flew back to their nest and along the way saw Theresa Louise stopping atop the man-made house they had talked about earlier; "that was her new place!" Mavis realized.  With wonderment about what tomorrow would bring Marvin and Mavis waved at her and continued their short flight home.
     "See you tomorrow!" they called.

And a Good Night was had by all...


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