Life Is Full of Sweet Spots

“Nicknames stick to people,

and the most ridiculous

are the most adhesive.”

— Thomas Chandler Haliburton

given name substitute

moniker handed in jest

portrayal that sticks

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With their scaly featherless black heads and necks, Wood Storks have been called such names as flinthead, stonehead, iron head and gourdhead. A more apt portrayal of this stately white bird would denote their association with new beginnings, hope, fertility and protection • Photo at Wakodahatchee Wetlands and “Nickname” haiku by Mary O’Connor

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