For as long as I can remember, I have always, for some reason, been fascinated by magpies. Don’t ask me why, but there is something about the superstitions linked with the creatures that has always made me take note of them whenever I see one (or many!). Also, they have to be the most suave-looking of all the birds, like miniature James Bonds in their tux’s!!
For me, magpies generally seem to be lucky, be it just one, or many, the traditional superstition of;
“ONE FOR SORROW, TWO FOR JOY, THREE FOR A GIRL, FOUR FOR A BOY” etc
Hasn’t seemed to follow through to the book, but upon seeing a magpie, my life generally feels so much better. To most, this is probably sounding absolutely rediculous, but it makes my day to see one of the little guys hopping around the place or flying by, so today with a bit too much time on my hands, I sat down and drew up a little character after seeing one perched on a rooftop;
