Wanna Dance?

If you Google search “crow intelligence,” here’s what you get. “Crows are some of the smartest creatures in the animal kingdom. They are capable of making rule-guided decisions and of creating and using tools. They also appear to show an innate sense of what numbers are.” Amazing birds! And, they can square dance. I’m not sure if that skill is inherent or if they have to take dancing lessons. You ever taken dance lessons? In late elementary school, maybe fifth grade, it was determined that I needed to know how to dance. I wasn’t part of that conversation. I had no input. If I had gotten wind of it, I would have run away…hopped a freight or joined the circus. But, the arrangement was made and I was told to show up at Mrs. Whitson’s house on a particular day, at a particular time. I did, along with four or five other mortified boys and a like number of shy, but cute, girls. We didn’t learn square dancing, just ballroom stuff, which meant that I had to touch a girl. In time, I got over my reluctance. When I took the picture of the dancing crows, I thought to myself: they’re squawking and jumping and having a grand old time. I would have joined them, but they flew away at my approach. In my human experience, joy and love and peace all make me so happy that I could just dance! Today. Right now. I hope you Do-si-Do through this day, giving thanks for your blessings. Wanna dance?