So, I parked my truck and camper (before I had the old travel trailer) at the bottom of the trailer road at about 2PM. Took the afternoon off. Figured I would get supper on the go and then take a 4 hour walk. Peel veggies and stuff.

I was having a chat with Alfred and chopping onions when SHIT! A Moosebird flies in the door and lights on the floor... scared me. So, I know it's one that knows me. I grabbed a Dad's Oatmeal cookie (check em out.... best storebought oatmeal cookie I ever ate) and gave him a piece... "Here ya go, Stupid." Stupid and I became great friends.

Now, anyone what knows yer Moosebirds (Grey Jay, Canada Jay, Whiskey Jack, Camp Robber....) knows that they will follow you if you feed them... or if they know you are the biggest, baddest predator in the woods.

But, stupid was one better. Stupid would not follow. He would lead. And he (she?) would light in a tree ahead of me and call whee-whoo while staring at sommat... as if on point like a bird dog. Sure enough, stupid would get a feed on grouse.

No shit. That's not a word of lie. Two falls. Every time I went up country, all I had to do was whistle. Stupid would come right quick and be my company and bird dog (bird bird?) until I left. Never told a soul til now. It's kinda like cheatin eh?

Brings tears to my eyes to recall our symbiotic relationship. besides the fact that Stupid would do the most comical shit.

I got pics a stupid but no way to post them.

OH! Yeah!

One time, this here Newf come over and come up with me. Stupid took a dislike to the lad on accounta he was pissed that Stupid was eatin his lunch when he went in the camper fer some ketchup and yelled and ran at Stupid.

Fer the whole long weekend, Stupid would wait until the time was right and fly past the Newf's head from behind with a mm to spare and scare the shit out of him. He kept saying he was gonna shoot that fookin bird... but I told him it would be at his peril on accounta my Gramps told me when I was a wee boy that killin a Moosebird brought bad luck fer the rest of yer life.

And, I also told him the rest of his life wouldn't be long if he fucked with Stupid.

More tears in my eyes. I miss the woods terribly.