1 Sept 2013

Old Saying, New Take


A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush,
or so the old saying goes,
but why in this picture the bird's on a shelf
while the young lady sits in a tree by herself -
well - I reckon that nobody knows!

Words and picture inspired by Tess and Janie Tomanek at The Mag.

29 comments:

  1. Sharp as a tack as usual. You always see what the rest of us miss.

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  2. I think they are both birds in this instance

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  3. And I bet you tossed this off in minutes!
    Clever clogs,you!

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  4. Jinksy, you couldn't resist, could you.

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  5. delightful ! Now go out and have a lovely day!

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  6. ...interesting take...made me think quite much... but i rather like what you did with the painting... smiles...

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  7. Heehee, excellent question! And cool image manipulation.

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  8. Glad to see I am not the only one to tinker with both words and image. I asked the same question about the bird on a shelf and came up with my own theory. Those colors and swirls are very groovy and I can almost hear the soundtrack for them.

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  9. Apologies here to Berowne who, on 1 September 2013 at 14:24, left me a comment which said "Quite a creative post, text and image. Thanks for sharing", but who also managed to add half a yard(!) of blank space at the end of it, before the following person's comment could be read!

    In the interest of typography/layout, I deleted his comment, and the space went away!
    Better luck another time, Berowne...

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  10. ...maybe they just switched places for while...great idea and fabulous drawing

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  11. Like your take on the art .... you do have a knack!

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  12. hahaha lolz!

    http://www.numerounity.com/2013/09/mother-hen-evil-crown-princess.html

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  13. Jinksy, I can always trust you to make me grin! :)

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  14. I enjoyed how you stretched the picture takes on new vibe..and why indeed is the bird on a shelf and she in the tree..perhaps, they both needed a new perspective..just a thought.

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  15. Thanks for the smile...I like how you jazzed her up...

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  16. Really love your interpretation...colors and all!

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  17. Reckon it must be a rock dove . . .

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  18. ha. we think we know and try to work the quips in to put knowledge in a box we can actually understand...fun turn ont he saying jinksy

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  19. This is fabulous. I love it! Thanks, Jinksy.

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  20. Certainly something to think about... (LOL?)

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  21. Well done Jinksy. Love the colours too.

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  22. Tee hee! Love the psychedelic twist on the image.

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  23. She seems to be waiting to receive the message telepathically , is it a spy or a friend ?

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  24. Loved it- both picture and words - so witty.

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  25. smile indeed......thanks for sharing this

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  26. Thought provoking fun....thanks Jinksy! :-)

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  27. Ah, some mysteries are just too deep!

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