Unexpected encounters

[tysolna]

As I was walking to work this morning, a dove fell on my head.

I'm serious.

I got off the bus, crossed the street, walked below a line of trees, and pow! Dove on my head. I think the poor thing was as surprised as I was, if not more. I suppose that when you're a bird and used to being able to fly, falling out of a tree is a tad surprising.
From my head, it fell to the pavement, shook itself, and hobbled off to hide underneath a nearby magazine rack. It didn't so much look hurt as stunned, or maybe embarrassed. I brushed off my hair - luckily, the dove was too surprised to leave a lasting mark on my hairdo - and went on my way, already being late for work.

Imagine, though. What are the chances of having a dove fall on your head? Is this some kind of omen?

Comments

[dadi.livejournal.com]

certainly better than the proverbial flower pot ;-)

doves are harbingers of peace, and of love. expect some of that to fall on your head too, then ;-)

[tysolna]

Yes; a flower pot hurts a lot more!

Fingers crossed. ;)

[idahoswede.livejournal.com]

Better than a stinking pigeon! Wonderful story to have, though.

[tysolna]

Pigeons. Flying rats. *shudders*

[queuedub.livejournal.com]

I once had three, yes, three seagulls each make a white mark, if you understand what I mean, on the same spot within the span of an hour.

I've also been out inspecting the new letterbox, which happens to be right under a tree, turned my head (I was doing a bow, basically) and had a bird in said tree drop nasty stuff all over the side of my face.

And I've actually managed to slip on a banana peel once. Not what you see in the cartoons where I slid across the room, but like I slid about a foot's length.

And as for getting off the bus... I got off, turned around quickly... Hit my forehead on the pole where the stop sign was.

I once tried to jump a wire fence to impress a few girls... Not knowing my shoelace was untied, which snagged against the uppermost wire, causing me to fall pretty hard.

Going to kick a soccer ball, got too enthusiastic, foot went over the top, landed on top, ball slid, landed on my bottom.

Tried doing shot put (the sport) many many years ago. Was instructed to hold it one hand next to my ear, which I did... But I let go, it amazingly rolled from my shoulder, across the back of my neck, to my other shoulder... And landed on my left foot.

Did a bit of cricket practice when I was younger where we'd roll the ball to each other and then kneel to pick it up on one knee (kinda like marriage proposal). Like, half of us stood in a rough line, the others facing us in a similar line a bit further away. The ball rolled towards me, I knelt down... The guy (girl?) next to me for some reason stuck their foot out... The cricket ball bounced straight into my eye.

Managed to fall off the stage during the school play... Twice!

And last but not least! Eating tinned curry chicken which gave me food poisoning on the last exam before graduating my course in the hardest exam which was tax. Let me tell you, wanting to go, but trying to hold it in because you know if you did go, you couldn't stop, for a three hour exam while also trying not to break wind which would've been far worse because it would've meant I'd go.

Have I missed anything?

[tysolna]

... talk about bad luck! Especially the food poisoning. I can't imagine anything worse happening during an exam.

Speaking of birds making marks - during a London union, I was "marked" in much the same way, on the only sweater I brought for the weekend, and on my head.
When I wanted to wash the sweater in the hotel sink, I also realized I had forgotten the shampoo at home.

Haha!

[tigerlily293.livejournal.com]

That story made my day. It must mean more than good luck!

Re: Haha!

[tysolna]

Glad you enjoyed it! I think we all can use a laugh now and then.
D'you know, xhirra almost didn't believe this had really happened?

[fangedsekhmet.livejournal.com]

It's a sign from the heavens! Of course, it's a rather cryptic sign, possibly involving Freud and the crisis in the middle east, but nevertheless, a sign!

...maybe you're the second coming... is your middle name... Brian?

[tysolna]

The thing about signs like these is that one only understands their meaning when it's too late and things have already happened!

The second coming? Me? An Atheist? Somehow, I don`t think so... ;)

[britishamerican.livejournal.com]

That story definately made my day! I read it out loud to my co-workers ...one replied "is Dove a code word for poop"...I fell over laughing. No dear, a dove is a dove! Who'd call a dove poop anyway? *LOL*

It is a good omen...peace to you my sister! :)

[tysolna]

*LOL* Naaah, that's far too tame a code word. Besides, we call a spade a spade here!

Glad you had a laugh, though, and hi to your co-workers!

[qatt.livejournal.com]

This is the funniest thing I've heard in a loooong time! *rofl*

[tysolna]

It's the funniest thing that happened to me in a long time! :D

[fangedsekhmet.livejournal.com]

I've figured it out! It was a cunningly disguised bottle of Dove shampoo!

[tysolna]

... with wings?
Great marketing ploy, though! I just bought a bar of Dove soap! :D