You can just barely see its tail hanging over the roof in the photograph taken from my office window. Although this black bird’s been here before, today’s visit on All Hallows Eve seems especially ominous.
A black crow or raven on the roof is supposed to foretell of death or harm coming to a dwelling’s inhabitants. Good grief! Isn’t life worrisome enough already without all these extra superstitions? I prefer to believe that a thirsty bird has simply come to have a drink of the water that collects in the eavestrough at the north-east corner of the roof.
I don’t think my black cat questions why feathered visitors stop by. She’s just glad they do.
October 31, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Heh heh. Looks like Miss Kitty’s foretelling might have more to do with the death or harm coming to the crow.
October 31, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Cute, Amy! Right on, Gerry!
October 31, 2009 at 8:50 pm
I kept wondering, as the page loaded, Will it be a bear? Love your cat’s expression. I’m sure the bird was as thrilling to her as a bear would be to me–minus the fear factor.
October 31, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Never heard that about a black bird on the roof. I have heard that a bird in the house is bad luck. I suspect it’s only bad luck for the bird. I too thought that your black guest might be a bear. Have you ever had a bear in your yard ?
November 1, 2009 at 9:09 am
Sorry guys, no bears here in Cow Bay… at least to my knowledge. The birds and squirrels provide great entertainment for this indoor cat.
Sybil, yes, ‘a bird IN the house’ is supposed to be a bad omen too. There’s a book by that name by Canadian author Margaret Laurence that I studied in high school.
November 3, 2009 at 10:00 pm
I think the black bird who stopped by was one of your ancestors. It had a message for you. But I suspect it was a good luck message. Don’t know what it is…but it will come to you.
November 4, 2009 at 7:27 am
Kathy, I can only imagine what such a message would be. If I find out, I’ll be sure to let you know.