I was out walking last week, and I was looking down at my feet, trying not to sl...

I was out walking last week, and I was looking down at my feet, trying not to slip on the ice, when a large twig hit me on the shoulder. I looked up and there was a crow in the tree above me. He looked at me and I looked at him and then he started to laugh. I have no doubt that it was laughter. And I also have no doubt that he dropped the twig on purpose.
“Thank you,” I said to him. “Happy New Year.”
He cocked his head from side to side when I spoke to him.
He stretched his wings and then f...