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Poetry Fishbowl Report for April 7, 2026
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ysabetwordsmithThis month's theme was "I am SO done with this!" I wrote from 12 PM to 3:15 AM, so about 13 hours 15 minutes, accounting for breaks. I wrote 7 poems on Tuesday plus 3 later in the week.
Participation was up slightly, with 11 comments on LiveJournal and another 48 on Dreamwidth. A total of 10 people sent prompts. There were no new prompters.
Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the April 7, 2026 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"Beautiful, Tough, Shiny, Resilient"
"The Grabber"
"So DONE with It All"
"Someone Who Was Trying to Be Sober"
"Their Hidden Source"
"Walnut Park" (Polychrome Heroics: Broken Angels, March 3, 2026 Poetry Fishbowl)
"Filled with Things You Don't Know" (Polychrome Heroics: Kraken, February 3, 2026 Poetry Fishbowl) (pending)
Buy some poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, see the unsold poetry list from April 7. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available.
This month's donors include:janetmiles, fuzzyred, and Anthony Barrette. All sponsored poems from this fishbowl have been posted. There is 1 tally toward a bonus fishbowl.
The Poetry Fishbowl has a landing page.
Participation was up slightly, with 11 comments on LiveJournal and another 48 on Dreamwidth. A total of 10 people sent prompts. There were no new prompters.
Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the April 7, 2026 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"Beautiful, Tough, Shiny, Resilient"
"The Grabber"
"So DONE with It All"
"Someone Who Was Trying to Be Sober"
"Their Hidden Source"
"Walnut Park" (Polychrome Heroics: Broken Angels, March 3, 2026 Poetry Fishbowl)
"Filled with Things You Don't Know" (Polychrome Heroics: Kraken, February 3, 2026 Poetry Fishbowl) (pending)
Buy some poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, see the unsold poetry list from April 7. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available.
This month's donors include:
janetmiles, fuzzyred, and Anthony Barrette. All sponsored poems from this fishbowl have been posted. There is 1 tally toward a bonus fishbowl.The Poetry Fishbowl has a landing page.
Tiller time again!
Apr. 29th, 2026 09:13 pmmoonhare posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
gardeningIt’s been wonderful weather for outdoor work: more mulching has been done and brush has been cut and removed. I also gave the rototiller a quick pre-season going over: motor and gear oil topped off and a flat tire taken care of.*
I’ve had a furry friend keeping me company out by the shed since February; a rabbit has taken up residence nearby :o)
Waiting patiently to see what might be available.
Soooon…
Edit - I just noticed that this bunny is probably a New England Cottontail: there is a dark patch on the forehead and not the white spot of the Eastern Cottontail! Click the pics to expand them.
* I probably mentioned this before in regards to the tiller… When I was about 16 I watched, in awe, mind you, a friend of my sister manually replace a tire on his 1970 Road Runner. He took the original tire off the rim, and replaced it with another, with tire irons. To seat the bead he looped and tied a rope around the center of the tire, tightening it by turning a lug wrench slipped beneath it while filling the tire with air. Heh, I use the rope trick on the tiller tires, when necessary, with baling twine, a crescent wrench, and a hand pump.
I’ve had a furry friend keeping me company out by the shed since February; a rabbit has taken up residence nearby :o)
Waiting patiently to see what might be available.
Soooon…
Edit - I just noticed that this bunny is probably a New England Cottontail: there is a dark patch on the forehead and not the white spot of the Eastern Cottontail! Click the pics to expand them.
* I probably mentioned this before in regards to the tiller… When I was about 16 I watched, in awe, mind you, a friend of my sister manually replace a tire on his 1970 Road Runner. He took the original tire off the rim, and replaced it with another, with tire irons. To seat the bead he looped and tied a rope around the center of the tire, tightening it by turning a lug wrench slipped beneath it while filling the tire with air. Heh, I use the rope trick on the tiller tires, when necessary, with baling twine, a crescent wrench, and a hand pump.
A Poll for Nefarious Purposes
Apr. 29th, 2026 08:15 pmsenmutPoll #34537 Mother May I
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 13
Pick a Mother
Ayla (Earth's Children)
1 (7.7%)
Damia Raven-Lyon (Talents Series)
1 (7.7%)
Alustriel Silverhand (Forgotten Realms)
1 (7.7%)
Lwaxana Troi (Star Trek)
9 (69.2%)
Dejah Thoris (Barsoom)
1 (7.7%)
Pick a Situation
Impending Grandchildren
2 (15.4%)
Meeting the Significant Other
3 (23.1%)
A New Pet
2 (15.4%)
Balancing Professional and Private Lives
3 (23.1%)
It's the End of the World As We Know It
3 (23.1%)
Parenting Alone?
Yes
9 (69.2%)
No
4 (30.8%)
Mood
Cracktastic
5 (38.5%)
Joyful
4 (30.8%)
Angsty
1 (7.7%)
Tragedy
1 (7.7%)
Neutral
2 (15.4%)
would've been up even if i had a dishwasher
Apr. 29th, 2026 08:46 pmtsuki_no_barai worked from home today which meant i could sleep in and yet i could not. annoying. so i did the dishes instead of, you know, catching up on some delicious, delicious sleep. sigh. i don't think i'll ever be a morning person and i know i'm still a night owl - i mean i had to stay up last night and watch the lost boys - but man, who wouldn't rather sleep than wash dishes? right?
"The Imagination Completes Its Grand Circuit,"
sees my mother seated up in bed, unable to move
of her own accord, lips parched from medication,
she begins to sing, a chant, an Arab song,
from her childhood, eyes almost transparent.
My two aunts, or they would have been my aunts,
who died in infancy . . . from pneumonia? . . .
scarlet fever? . . . no one alive now knows.
What was, when my mother was a child, in the air
of the world’s most industrialized city? Blessings
and horrors, raw orange sunsets, that blue flame
burning is industry, the smell of incense rising
in the fabulous churches, Latin, Greek, Arabic, Aramaic
liturgies, descendants of inventors of alphabets.
After midnight humid and hot. The dead are wherever
we are. They’re not just details, these tears of bliss.
Survival’s what’s involved. Furious, the fate
that keeps watch. Everything’s something else and yet itself
at the same time. Home, you know? Everyone
and everything is related. Wet steel-blue morning, thin,
purple salvias near the backyard fence. Your Grandpa’s
dead, I, the baby, must have heard it said.
--Lawrence Joseph
"The Imagination Completes Its Grand Circuit,"
sees my mother seated up in bed, unable to move
of her own accord, lips parched from medication,
she begins to sing, a chant, an Arab song,
from her childhood, eyes almost transparent.
My two aunts, or they would have been my aunts,
who died in infancy . . . from pneumonia? . . .
scarlet fever? . . . no one alive now knows.
What was, when my mother was a child, in the air
of the world’s most industrialized city? Blessings
and horrors, raw orange sunsets, that blue flame
burning is industry, the smell of incense rising
in the fabulous churches, Latin, Greek, Arabic, Aramaic
liturgies, descendants of inventors of alphabets.
After midnight humid and hot. The dead are wherever
we are. They’re not just details, these tears of bliss.
Survival’s what’s involved. Furious, the fate
that keeps watch. Everything’s something else and yet itself
at the same time. Home, you know? Everyone
and everything is related. Wet steel-blue morning, thin,
purple salvias near the backyard fence. Your Grandpa’s
dead, I, the baby, must have heard it said.
--Lawrence Joseph
Lake Lewisia #1389
Apr. 29th, 2026 05:38 pmscrubjayspeaksPublishing the secret histories of the world meant the need for a particularly robust fact-checking department to sort out what was little-known from what was entirely fabricated. He was just glad he wasn't on the team that handled speculative history, whose manuscript drafts dropped in from time anomalies in the break room kitchen. He had never felt equipped to deal with the ethical quandaries of changing future events just to minimize one's proofreading mistakes.
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LL#1389
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LL#1389
fandom hugs
Apr. 29th, 2026 07:54 pmsixbeforelunchStargate SG1 x9
Star Trek: The Next Generation x6
Star Trek: Nemesis x2
Star Trek: Picard x1
Star Trek: Deep Space 9 x3
Star Trek: Voyager x3
Star Trek: Lower Decks x5
Star Trek: Prodigy x1
Star Trek cast photos x2
DCU x4
It's been a hard, uh, decade. It's okay if you need a hug ... or 36.
Preview:
( *hugs* )
Star Trek: The Next Generation x6
Star Trek: Nemesis x2
Star Trek: Picard x1
Star Trek: Deep Space 9 x3
Star Trek: Voyager x3
Star Trek: Lower Decks x5
Star Trek: Prodigy x1
Star Trek cast photos x2
DCU x4
It's been a hard, uh, decade. It's okay if you need a hug ... or 36.
Preview:
( *hugs* )
Poly self-reccing
Apr. 30th, 2026 10:57 amchina_shoppolyamships' questions for 3weeks4dreamwidth:29 April: Self rec time! what poly fanwork of yours are you most proud of? share it here! Not a creator? Then who's your favorite fandom creator? Time to share!!!
I have too many fics, and I'm really bad at favourites or "most proud of"s, so I'm choosing one per fandom, and even that is pretty random/hard. ;-p
Due South
This one is about 2/3rds relationship negotiation and 1/3rd porn. I'd written a bunch of Ray/Ray bringing Fraser into the relationship at this point, and I wanted to try Fraser/Vecchio bringing Kowalski in. Which took more words than you'd think!
Title: The Invitation (8824 words) [Explicit]
Fandom: due South
Relationships: Benton Fraser/Ray Vecchio/Ray Kowalski
Additional Tags: First Time, Post-Canon, Threesome - M/M/M
Summary:
But Ray had already turned on Fraser again. "You don't want me yourself, but I'm the go-to guy when your boyfriend has an itch you can't scratch?"
White Collar
My first fic in White Collar fandom. It starts off a little bitsy (I posted it as I went, in parts on LiveJournal), but hits its stride after a while, and I really like some of the exploration of feelings in here, as well the boundless trust issues that come with integrating a con artist parolee into one's respectable suburban married life.
Title: The Reasonable Doubt 'verse (45916 words) [Explicit]
Fandom: White Collar
Relationships: Elizabeth Burke/Peter Burke/Neal Caffrey
Characters: Elizabeth Burke, Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, June, Mozzie, Satchmo
Additional Tags: First Time, Episode Related, Threesome - F/M/M, Con Artists, Married Couple, Work Relationships, Trust Issues, Podfic Available
Summary:
Peter's changing, and it doesn't take a genius to figure out why. He gets a light in his eye when he talks about work. He's relaxed, happier, more willing to indulge in romantic moments. He sings in the shower, kisses her in the kitchen. When they make love, he looks into her eyes, and she can feel it—all that attention she used to crave. It's giddying.
Neal isn't taking anything away from Elizabeth. He's giving her back the man she married.
While You Were Sleeping (2017 Kdrama)
One of my first WYWS fics, and aside from anything else, I think I really nailed Jae Chan's dorkiness. Hee! And also Woo Tak's yearning, and Hong Joo's cheerful bulldozing.
Title: The end of lonely (2480 words) [General Audiences]
Fandom: 당신이 잠든 사이에 | While You Were Sleeping (TV)
Relationships: Han Woo Tak/Jung Jae Chan/Nam Hong Joo
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Threesome - F/M/M, First Dates, First Kiss, First Aid, Driving all night, That Kdrama trope where the sunrise is always conveniently timed
Summary:
Woo Tak thinks even if tonight isn’t a date, he’ll come out to his friends. (Sequel to "I see you when I close my eyes".)
Guardian
This has Ye Huo working through his feelings for the others, in particular, going from seeing Guo Changcheng as a klutzy kid to someone who has matured and is desirable. And then there is a LOT of sex. This may actually be the porniest of my Guardian fic.
Title: Every Shimmer Is A Searchlight (15909 words) [Explicit]
Fandom: 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018)
Relationships: Chu Shuzhi/Guo Changcheng/Ye Huo
Characters: Ye Huo, Chu Shuzhi, Guo Changcheng
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Threesome - M/M/M, Pining, Friends to Lovers, Idiots in Love, Polyamory, Consent, Talking During Sex, negotiating sex, First Time, everyone's a switch, Let's say Dixingren can't catch or pass on STDs, AKA I couldn't be bothered with condoms, Traces of angst, Belonging
Series: Part 1 of This Sunsettled Life (Chu Shuzhi/Guo Changcheng/Ye Huo)
Summary:
“We’re asking you out,” says Guo Changcheng. “Or—well, asking you in. If you want to.”
Community Questionnaire
Apr. 29th, 2026 02:33 pmspiralicious posting in allbingoHow long have you belonged to this community? What attracted you to it? How often do you play?
I'm not exactly sure when I joined, but I joined specifically to help Vexed_Wench host the first round of Winterfest in July (then called Christmas in July Bingo) in 2014. Vexed made creative bingo sound really fun and I liked how we could do fills with anything of any medium and make our own cards. I honestly try to play every month, but I'm lucky if I make one bingo a year. I do cohost two reoccurring bingos a year, though (Winterfest in July and Fall Fest).
What do you like best about creative bingo? Do you feel that it helps you as a creative person?
I like how it's a different way to present creative prompts, a bit like a chose your own adventure book, or a table with extra gamification. I like creative bingo at allbingo specifically because of how open to interpretation and open ended possibilities of what kind of fills you can do. I think it helps me as a creative person. The different themes everyone comes up with helps spark ideas I wouldn't have had otherwise.
What are some of your favorite bingo themes? Are those single events, recurring, or a mix of both?
Aside from themes I've hosted/,co-hosted, my favorite themes have been (they are a mix of single events and reoccurring):
Valentines Fest
Tolkien Bingo Fest
British Library Crime Classics
National Craft Month
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Pride Bingo
Sleepy Bear Bingo
Amnesty
Meet-Ugly Fest
Tarot Fest
Summer in December
Do you participate in other bingo communities? If so, what are some of your favorites?
Not really anymore. Pretty much all of them I used to participate in have shut down. I do enjoy whatif_au's annual anniversary bingo challenge. This is their 3rd year. The round goes from April until the end of July.
Do you typically create fills in the same format or fandom, or spread them out over different kinds? What will readers find in your work?
I used to do primarily crafts, but now do more fics. It's still a mix. One bingo, I did all book rec lists for fills and I've done playlists for fills too. I do write for a large variety of fandoms and original fiction, but you are most likely to find short ficlets for Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Supernatural, or Batman.
Have you ever made blackout (filled all the prompts on a card)? If so, how many times?
Yes, I have, usually only when I have a 2x2 card. I don't know how many times. It's been more than once, but it's not the norm.
Have you ever hosted a bingo fest here? If so, what was your favorite theme(s)? If not, what themes might you fantasize about hosting?
I have and do! I co-host the reoccurring Winterfest in July (since 2014) and Fall Fest Bingo (since 2015) with Vexed_Wench. I also hosted End of Summer Bingo in 2019 and co-hosted iPod Shuffle Music Fest with Kiramaru7 in 2016.
I'm not exactly sure when I joined, but I joined specifically to help Vexed_Wench host the first round of Winterfest in July (then called Christmas in July Bingo) in 2014. Vexed made creative bingo sound really fun and I liked how we could do fills with anything of any medium and make our own cards. I honestly try to play every month, but I'm lucky if I make one bingo a year. I do cohost two reoccurring bingos a year, though (Winterfest in July and Fall Fest).
What do you like best about creative bingo? Do you feel that it helps you as a creative person?
I like how it's a different way to present creative prompts, a bit like a chose your own adventure book, or a table with extra gamification. I like creative bingo at allbingo specifically because of how open to interpretation and open ended possibilities of what kind of fills you can do. I think it helps me as a creative person. The different themes everyone comes up with helps spark ideas I wouldn't have had otherwise.
What are some of your favorite bingo themes? Are those single events, recurring, or a mix of both?
Aside from themes I've hosted/,co-hosted, my favorite themes have been (they are a mix of single events and reoccurring):
Valentines Fest
Tolkien Bingo Fest
British Library Crime Classics
National Craft Month
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Pride Bingo
Sleepy Bear Bingo
Amnesty
Meet-Ugly Fest
Tarot Fest
Summer in December
Do you participate in other bingo communities? If so, what are some of your favorites?
Not really anymore. Pretty much all of them I used to participate in have shut down. I do enjoy whatif_au's annual anniversary bingo challenge. This is their 3rd year. The round goes from April until the end of July.
Do you typically create fills in the same format or fandom, or spread them out over different kinds? What will readers find in your work?
I used to do primarily crafts, but now do more fics. It's still a mix. One bingo, I did all book rec lists for fills and I've done playlists for fills too. I do write for a large variety of fandoms and original fiction, but you are most likely to find short ficlets for Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Supernatural, or Batman.
Have you ever made blackout (filled all the prompts on a card)? If so, how many times?
Yes, I have, usually only when I have a 2x2 card. I don't know how many times. It's been more than once, but it's not the norm.
Have you ever hosted a bingo fest here? If so, what was your favorite theme(s)? If not, what themes might you fantasize about hosting?
I have and do! I co-host the reoccurring Winterfest in July (since 2014) and Fall Fest Bingo (since 2015) with Vexed_Wench. I also hosted End of Summer Bingo in 2019 and co-hosted iPod Shuffle Music Fest with Kiramaru7 in 2016.
Jeremiah WIPs
Apr. 29th, 2026 10:47 amannavereI was asked to chat about these by dswdiane, and doing so will help me to track them down and organize them, because it's been a very long time since I've dug through my folder of Back Burner Items. I forgot how much stuff I had actually written bits of, in the grip of my Jeremiah mania. So here goes nothing, arranged by type of nothing.
And in the full spirit of the thing, I'll post a little excerpt from each rough draft. Then I will go hide. :)
( This is really long, fyi )
dswdiane, and doing so will help me to track them down and organize them, because it's been a very long time since I've dug through my folder of Back Burner Items. I forgot how much stuff I had actually written bits of, in the grip of my Jeremiah mania. So here goes nothing, arranged by type of nothing.And in the full spirit of the thing, I'll post a little excerpt from each rough draft. Then I will go hide. :)
( This is really long, fyi )
Wagotabi: A Japanese Journey (2024)
Apr. 29th, 2026 04:10 pmpauraqueWrapping up edutainment month, I played Wagotabi, a RPG designed to teach you basic Japanese. I wanted to give the game a fair evaluation so I started way in advance and have played short sessions every day (their recommendation for optimal memorization). As of today I've played for 35 hours across 50 days, and I've completed all the available content so far. The game is in early access and more content is planned for the future, though there isn't a set timeline.
The game's story is that you're a student traveling to Japan to learn from the Japanese Masters of each prefecture. (So far only Kagawa and Okayama are available.) This requires a series of quests that involve searching for objects from Japanese folklore. Along the way you learn a few words and points of grammar at a time, immediately using them to talk to NPCs, figure out where to go for side quests, buy food and drinks, and solve puzzles.
( 読みましょう ! )
Wagotabi: A Japanese Journey is on Steam for $9.99 USD (currently on sale for $7.49). There's also a free demo.
The game's story is that you're a student traveling to Japan to learn from the Japanese Masters of each prefecture. (So far only Kagawa and Okayama are available.) This requires a series of quests that involve searching for objects from Japanese folklore. Along the way you learn a few words and points of grammar at a time, immediately using them to talk to NPCs, figure out where to go for side quests, buy food and drinks, and solve puzzles.
( 読みましょう ! )
Wagotabi: A Japanese Journey is on Steam for $9.99 USD (currently on sale for $7.49). There's also a free demo.
Check-In Post - April 29th 2026
Apr. 29th, 2026 08:03 pmbadly_knitted posting in get_knittedHello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.
Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?
There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.
This Week's Question: What do you wish you could get right first time, every time?
If anyone has any questions of their own about the community, or suggestions for tags, questions to be asked on the check-in posts, or if anyone is interested in playing check-in host for a week here on the community, which would entail putting up the daily check-in posts and responding to comments, go to the Questions & Suggestions post and leave a comment.
I now declare this Check-In OPEN!
Book Culls
Apr. 29th, 2026 10:05 amrachelmanijaI'm still going through books and discarding ones that don't grab me after a chapter or so. (Lots grab me within one paragraph).
Stir it Up! Ramin Ganeshram
A Trinidadian-American girl wants to be a celebrity chef. It begins with a recipe for "two cups of love, a pinch of sharing," etc. BARF.
Before the Fall, by Noah Hawley
Hawley is a TV writer/creator who did a show I loved (Legion) and a show I liked (Fargo). The premise of this book - a man who, along with the young boy he saves, is the sole survivor of a plane wreck and starts investigating the victims to find out if it wasn't an accident - really appeals to me. Unfortunately, it's written in a style I can only describe as "Middle-aged white dude writes New Yorker fiction." Not for me.
Guns in the Heather, by Lockhart Amerman
In a fast-moving tale of international espionage, Jonathan Flower is lured by a false telegram from the school he is attending in Edinburgh. With his father, he is involved in a grim hunt in which they are stalked by a ruthless band of foreign agents.
The plot sounded fun but was actually kind of tedious. The best part was the author amusing himself with the dialogue. I am recording some for posterity:
Tommy is a fat, jolly sort of character who likes to talk jive with a Glasgow accent. This is purely so he can say stuff like "We dig it, mon, but good."
Her voice and her person both reminded me of the Scots adjective "soncy." This is purely so she can say stuff like "There's a bit sandwich forby - under yon cover."
"Wullie's awee the dee?" (His accent was what we call in school "pure Morningsayde.")
"We're teddibly soddy, of course. It's so fearfully dismal to be doodly with a gun."
My new band name is Doodly With A Gun.
Stir it Up! Ramin Ganeshram
A Trinidadian-American girl wants to be a celebrity chef. It begins with a recipe for "two cups of love, a pinch of sharing," etc. BARF.
Before the Fall, by Noah Hawley
Hawley is a TV writer/creator who did a show I loved (Legion) and a show I liked (Fargo). The premise of this book - a man who, along with the young boy he saves, is the sole survivor of a plane wreck and starts investigating the victims to find out if it wasn't an accident - really appeals to me. Unfortunately, it's written in a style I can only describe as "Middle-aged white dude writes New Yorker fiction." Not for me.
Guns in the Heather, by Lockhart Amerman
In a fast-moving tale of international espionage, Jonathan Flower is lured by a false telegram from the school he is attending in Edinburgh. With his father, he is involved in a grim hunt in which they are stalked by a ruthless band of foreign agents.
The plot sounded fun but was actually kind of tedious. The best part was the author amusing himself with the dialogue. I am recording some for posterity:
Tommy is a fat, jolly sort of character who likes to talk jive with a Glasgow accent. This is purely so he can say stuff like "We dig it, mon, but good."
Her voice and her person both reminded me of the Scots adjective "soncy." This is purely so she can say stuff like "There's a bit sandwich forby - under yon cover."
"Wullie's awee the dee?" (His accent was what we call in school "pure Morningsayde.")
"We're teddibly soddy, of course. It's so fearfully dismal to be doodly with a gun."
My new band name is Doodly With A Gun.
Birdfeeding
Apr. 29th, 2026 11:25 amysabetwordsmithToday is sunny and mild, a beautiful spring day. It rained again last night.
I fed the birds. I heard a bluejay screaming but didn't see it.
I fed the birds. I heard a bluejay screaming but didn't see it.