Hello. My name is Tom and I am a turkey. I live here at the green retreat and C.E. Wills asked me if I'd be his guest blogger today. When I asked him what I should talk about, he replied, "Anything you want. Tell the folks what you are thankful for."
Well! There is so much that I am thankful for. We turkeys are not a particularly religious crowd, but I'll give it a try.
1) I am thankful for the green retreat. I love to walk the forest paths and peck at things. The hills give a nice echo to my gobbles and there is always the hope that a female turkey will show up. There are acorns and hickory nuts galore. Most importantly, C.E. doesn't allow hunting on the green retreat, so I feel safe.
2) I am thankful that it is a sunny, warm day. Makes me want to spread my brilliant plumage and fly for a short distance. I am thankful for the cool sound I make as I fly. It is a whirring, rushing sound that inspires awe, especially if a bunch of us turkeys are flying together. It is neat to scare the crap out of someone. Not literally, of course, though that could happen.
3) I am thankful that the weather has been better,lately. We turkeys don't like global warming and the dry weather that has come to pass. We had a 7 year drought here at the green retreat, which I am told is almost biblical, though turkeys, as a rule, cannot read. I am glad that there is water in the creek, now.
4) I am most thankful for my buddy, CE Wills. He loves me. During the dry years, he gave me water in a fountain which he put in his front 'yard'. It is not really a yard, because it is just woods. He also puts out corn for me. He lays it on an old tree stump. The flavor of the rotting oak gives the corn a nice little zing. Plus, I don't have to work for it, so I can be lazy. CE just tells me not to worry about food. That I should just concentrate on getting fat and happy.
CE is a great guy. We walk the forest paths together. He carries a gun so I don't have to worry about those ***** mountain lions and coyotes. He is a bit of an odd person. He sits on the deck and meditates aout stuff. He is continually typing some sort of BS. He sits in the sun and plays games a lot, cackling like a madman when he does well against the 'forces of darkness'. He writes books, so I'm told. I wish that I could read them...
His wife is named Carley and she is a very kind person. She is a bit of a germaphobe, so she doesn't really pet me, or touch me at all. At the moment, she is preparing a huge meal. The kids and grandkids must be coming today... I don't really see any meat in her meal preparations. Guess that is a good thing. Hey, there comes my good pal, CE. I am so thankful for him! Wonder what he's gonna do with that axe? Usually he uses a chain-saw to cut firewood...
From the author's green retreat, I'm Tom.
P.S. This is a work of fiction. No turkeys were harmed during the making of this post.
Well! There is so much that I am thankful for. We turkeys are not a particularly religious crowd, but I'll give it a try.
1) I am thankful for the green retreat. I love to walk the forest paths and peck at things. The hills give a nice echo to my gobbles and there is always the hope that a female turkey will show up. There are acorns and hickory nuts galore. Most importantly, C.E. doesn't allow hunting on the green retreat, so I feel safe.
2) I am thankful that it is a sunny, warm day. Makes me want to spread my brilliant plumage and fly for a short distance. I am thankful for the cool sound I make as I fly. It is a whirring, rushing sound that inspires awe, especially if a bunch of us turkeys are flying together. It is neat to scare the crap out of someone. Not literally, of course, though that could happen.
3) I am thankful that the weather has been better,lately. We turkeys don't like global warming and the dry weather that has come to pass. We had a 7 year drought here at the green retreat, which I am told is almost biblical, though turkeys, as a rule, cannot read. I am glad that there is water in the creek, now.
4) I am most thankful for my buddy, CE Wills. He loves me. During the dry years, he gave me water in a fountain which he put in his front 'yard'. It is not really a yard, because it is just woods. He also puts out corn for me. He lays it on an old tree stump. The flavor of the rotting oak gives the corn a nice little zing. Plus, I don't have to work for it, so I can be lazy. CE just tells me not to worry about food. That I should just concentrate on getting fat and happy.
CE is a great guy. We walk the forest paths together. He carries a gun so I don't have to worry about those ***** mountain lions and coyotes. He is a bit of an odd person. He sits on the deck and meditates aout stuff. He is continually typing some sort of BS. He sits in the sun and plays games a lot, cackling like a madman when he does well against the 'forces of darkness'. He writes books, so I'm told. I wish that I could read them...
His wife is named Carley and she is a very kind person. She is a bit of a germaphobe, so she doesn't really pet me, or touch me at all. At the moment, she is preparing a huge meal. The kids and grandkids must be coming today... I don't really see any meat in her meal preparations. Guess that is a good thing. Hey, there comes my good pal, CE. I am so thankful for him! Wonder what he's gonna do with that axe? Usually he uses a chain-saw to cut firewood...
From the author's green retreat, I'm Tom.
P.S. This is a work of fiction. No turkeys were harmed during the making of this post.
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