Word for the day - skata

'Thirty seven for...?' by LottieAlone

I have never seen so many magpies in one city. Stockholm, I salute you. Almost continuously, in a superstitious way.

Magpie M is for...Alphabet D... elizaBcrafts $3.00	Hello Magpie blackoutwell $12.00	Magpie Keyring / Keychain clairehartigan $6.50	This Bird is a Thief 5 x 7 p... thirteenthstor... $18.00
Two for Joy - A4 Art print Rebekahleigh $17.00	MAGPIE Painting - Print take... eastwitching $20.00	She Waits - open edition pri... daniellebarlow... $14.00	American Magpie 1964 Vintage... mysunshinevint... $20.00
Magpie. A4 Black & White Pr... HardcoreDoodli... $12.00	Another Little Bird, Rubber ... ttyr $12.00	1896 Antique BiRD EGGS Chrom... BlastsFromTheP... $18.75	Two for Joy Magpie Original ... mangleprints $20.00
Large 2 Sided 1981 Vintage A... mysunshinevint... $12.00	Good Morning Mister Magpie n... starsNscars $12.00	Logo Design / Development by... YellowMagpie $75.00	Magpie Cat Original Paintin... irinashop $110.00

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Seriously. They are almost everywhere. I am saluting so much it is beginning to look like a nervous twitch, and talking to myself almost continuously when I am outside. I am not even sure if they have this superstition in Sweden. Nor am I sure of the exact rules when it comes to seeing magpies in very quick succession. Do they count as many many individual ones, and therefore portent months of doom? Or are they multiples, meaning much joy and letters and something betters? Magpie minefield. x