He peeked through the blinds,
camera in hand,
careful not to make any sound.
He was determined,
to snap a photo of the rather elusive Blackbird.
(140 characters)
This post was written in response to the Twittering Tale #33 photo prompt. The challenge is to tell a story based on the given photo prompt in 140 characters or less. Please visit the link to know more about this challenge.
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So cute! I do that many a time but hardly have got lucky to get that perfect click 😦
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Thank you so much.
It’s the same here. They always fly away before I can do anything. 😂😂😂
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Ooh, I hope he succeeds!
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I hope that too. Thank you so much for reading, Maria. 🙂
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Beautiful Shweta and an apt words penned with the picture. Great.
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Thank you so much, Kamal ji. So glad to know that you liked it. 😊
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Welcome Shweta.
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😊
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That is a great flash fiction
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Thank you so much, Balaka! 😊
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Birdwatching rocks! I wish him luck.
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Ohh yes, it does. It takes so much patience and effort! Let’s hope he succeeds 😉😁
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A very well written post.
Much love dear.
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Thank you so much, Moushmi. I’m so happy to hear that. 😊
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Wonderful take on the prompt! Thank you for adding your voice to the challenge! 🙂
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Thank you so much, Kat. It was my pleasure. Thanks a lot for the prompt. It was a great challenge, limiting it to 140 characters but I loved it. 🙂
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140 Characters is not a lot. But one can say so much!
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Oh yes. I find that with a bit of editing, anything’s possible. It’s a great challenge ❤️😊
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very nice 💐
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Thank you so much!
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Is the blackbird metaphorical cos it kind of weirds me out! Awesome post though!!
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Thank you so much, Pooja! Ohhh, I hadn’t thought about it like that. To be honest, Blackbird was the only bird that made the total word count come up to 140 characters! 😀 But I guess I’ll leave the interpretations open to the imaginations of my readers. 😉
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Haha yeah I have a weird imagination I guess! 😜
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Weird imagination can be the best thing to happen to happen to a blogger/writer.. right? 😁😁😁😁 Half the stories are born because of such abilities. 😉😀
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Yes I’ve actually always seen it as the best thing that’s ever happened to me! I could never live without my imagination!
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Yay that’s excellent! 💕😊
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Oooh and now I’m intrigued to know if Blackbird is code for something or someone? :O!
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Oh! The only reason why I picked Blackbird was that then my story would have140 characters! 😀 But you’re free to interpret it any way you like! 😉 Thanks for reading, Jade! 🙂
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LOL OH haha, well I think of all the words you could’ve used, you picked one with mystery and intrigue 🙂
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😂😂😂 wow I had no idea that my impulsive decision would turn out to be so good. Thank you so much, Jade! 😊
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Nice one shweta
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Thank you so much! 🙂
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Haha..thought of something else! Nice one 😉 🙂
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Thank you so much! ❤️😊
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Great tiny tale. Started out a bit dark and scary, but had a nice twist for the ending.
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So happy to hear that. Thank you so much, Patricia! 🙂
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Lovely response Shweta.
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Thank you so much, Michael! 🙂
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Cool story! I do this when I’m watching the birds so I don’t scare them off. 🙂
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Thank you so much. Almost always, I end up scaring them one way or the other! 🙂
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Nicely built up in so few words – well done!
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Thank you so much, Dahlia! ❤️😊
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ooooh. your build this up so well! great job!
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Glad to hear that you enjoyed it. Thank you so much, Rosema! ❤️😊
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you’re welcome! 🙂
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❤😊
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Extended ending: Blackbird heard the snap of the camera. She later called the police and had the peeping tom arrested.
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Wow! Sid. 😂😂😂 If birds did that, many ornithologists would be behind bars! 😂😂😂😂
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Nice one
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Thank you so much! 😊
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Welcome
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😊
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It’s a trick to get that perfect click.
Worth a try though!
And yes, very perfectly expressed!
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Oh yes, it can be quite a challenge at times. But it’s well worth the trouble. Thank you so much, Moushmi! ❤️😊
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And then? Suspense mein daal ke chor kyun diya 😩😩😩😮
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Haha! And then… feel free to end in any way you like. 😉 Maybe he finally got the picture. 😀 😉
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I was just kidding babe 😉😉
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😂😂😂😂😁😁😁
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Great take Shweta 🙂
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Thank you so much, Kitty! 😁
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Welcome Shweta 🙂
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❤😊
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That click indeed needs a lot of precision and silence. Hope he got the best shot. Good one, Shweta!
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I hope he got a great picture too. Thank you so much, my dear! ❤😊
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Well done for the #TLT! 🙂
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Thank you so much! 😊
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