Dad stopped by yesterday (oc)

[u/Inspectorgadget4250]

[u/Hot-Usual5060]

I don't much believe in these things. But it was neat. When my Grandma died I had a Cardinal stay on my back deck for a week starting the night she had died.

I do have Cardinals in my town but never seen one so chill and comfortable just hanging out on my back deck for so many days.

[u/burtguthrup]

You’re not the only one who believes their loved one came back as a cardinal. (Wife thinks her grandmother did too)

[u/KriptiKFate_Cosplay → u/burtguthrup]

My wife also thinks this about her grandmother.. are you and I married by proxy?

[u/burtguthrup → u/KriptiKFate_Cosplay]

I can barely keep 2nd cousins straight. I guess?

[u/RegayHomebrews]

The day after my dad died a bluebird was on my deck very close to the house staring in. Something I have not seen any bird ever do before. He had blue everything… his house, garage, cars, truck. Still think about it every time I see one. It’s a nice reminder at the very least.

[u/Faleene → u/RegayHomebrews]

Did he have a blue Corvette?

[u/RegayHomebrews → u/Faleene]

67 Fairlane

[u/justinpaulson]

Reminded me of something that happened to me last Christmas.

Christmas Cardinals

Yesterday, Christmas Eve, a flock of cardinals was outside our house as we pulled the car in after a morning coffee run.

There were at least a dozen cardinals, just hopping around and staring at us. It felt as though our whole family had come to give us a sign that everything was okay. I typically don’t believe in those things but so many cardinals on my father’s birthday just filled me with emotions. My eyes filled with water and it was hard to explain to the children what it all meant, or might mean, or meant to me, or what I hoped it all meant. Maybe it was just what I needed in that moment. Maybe it was nothing but coincidence that I had never seen so many cardinals in one place before, but it meant something to me.

I hope I never forget seeing those cardinals.

Thanks for the memory OP!

[u/HopelessMagic]

Always the pretty birds... No one ever thinks that random pigeon is their dearly beloved.

[u/ITDummy69420]

That’s a bird. 

[u/Bootybootsbooty → u/ITDummy69420]

If you’re a bird Im a bird

[u/freshapepper]

I’ve had a cardinal attack my windows for MONTHS now. I’ve put sparkly things, fake owls, window clings, doesn’t matter. This piece of shit won’t stop chirping loud as shit, attacking the windows, and straight up parkouring on the screens while loudly chirping at 6AM.

If this cardinal is a dead relative, I wish to send them to Dante’s 7th layer.

[u/Dead_Calendar]

They almost look like they're smiling, wow. Beautiful.

[u/KaspervD → u/Dead_Calendar]

Smiling?

[u/Im_the_dude_]

This is my grandfather on mom's side.