My Bird Totem Is A Crow
August 26th, 2010 | Author: Ms. Childfree Chic
Like a crow, I’m drawn to shiny objects. It’s strange because I’m not really a jewelry person, and I don’t like diamonds when I do buy jewelry. I like emeralds and colored stones best. However, when it comes to things for my home, I like sparkle! In particular, I’m fond of chandeliers. I one day hope to be like Nita at Mod Vintage Life and become rich in chandeliers. 
So, I was thrilled when my latest purchase from Overstock arrived. I’m replacing my outdated brass foyer chandelier with this one:
Ooooo - Shiny Glass Balls!
Can I just take the time to say that I love Overstock? I love to shop there almost as much as I love to shop on eBay or at thrift stores.
At any rate, I spent all of last night putting it together and attaching those wonderful glass balls to the fixture. I think it’s going to be lovely once I hang it. That’s the really tricky part, isn’t it? I have to attach the canopy to a ceiling 20 feet off the foyer floor! Wish me luck. I’m hoping the fact that the current chandelier has some sort of coupler about 1/3 of the way up the chain will make this process a little easier. At least I won’t be wrestling with the canopy cover and wiring with a 20-pound chandelier still attached to it.
And while we are on the topic of crows (sort of), can I say that I really do like them? I always call them party crows because they seem mischievous, like they’re up to no good, walking beside the road and looking for a beer can and hoping there is still some beer in it. Yeah, I’m weird that way. Anyway, I got the latest catalog from Ballard Designs and fell in love with this art:
Crow Canvas
It would be perfect in my living room, and it’s just in time for my favorite holiday, Halloween. I would leave it up all the time, though.
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Tags: art, Birds, Halloween, lighting, remodeling, wanna buy
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My father followed my link over here and sent me an email that said, “Well, how cool is it that your appreciative blog-sister loves crows? You two separated at birth, maybe?” Haha. I love crows for exactly the reasons you described and their total bad-assedness. There was a beautiful crow cameo necklace at Silver Crow Creations that I tried for years to buy, but it was always ‘out of stock.’ I think they finally removed it.
We don’t see a lot of crows here in Houston, but we have a ton of boat-tailed grackles, which are similar in appearance and demeanor. They make these weird little mechanical sounds and when you watch them the whole dinosaur-bird connection somehow makes complete sense. One of the first things I bought for our guest room was an Audubon print of them: http://www.flickr.com/photos/arnthora/3235252568/in/set-72157605596556610/
Ohhhhh and I forgot to tell you about my favorite childhood book: Sammy, the Crow Who Remembered. It’s a black & white photo story about a crow that played on the beach every day with children who were visiting their grandmother. My parents got it from a library that closed and I have it on my shelf today, with the library checkout sticker from 1982 still on the back.
I’ll have to post about it sometime soon.
Oh, those grackles are so cute, too! We have those in the Outer Banks, and whenever I vacation there I can’t resist feeding them. Last year we had a male grackle who had a deformed foot, but he was smart: hung on our deck and begged for snacks. He had a bit of racket going, I think.
I have a murder of party crows who visit my house every day. They are such big birds, so I laugh whenever I see a little songbird chase them away. I’m always thinking, “You’re a party crow! What are you doing? You don’t have to take that crap!”
Crows are the black Labs of birds.
You would have loved my yard this spring when I looked out the window and the lawn was literally covered with crows for about 5 minutes. And then, as quickly as they arrived, they were off, in search of new bounty.