Pepper in the Sky

In our family we have a saying, "Pepper in the sky!".  We say this whenever we see a flock of black birds fluttering across the sky, like flecks of pepper.   There was a murder of crows the other night in a corn field.  I noticed them as I was driving home from my mothers house and when I stopped the car they all took off, cawing as they escaped.    I thought of the boys and their excitement and shouting of "Pepper in the sky!  Pepper in the sky!"  whenever they would see this.  As if an invisible hand with a giant peppermill was grinding a little spice across the landscape.   I wanted to shout this phrase out loud to the snow and to the field, but my boys weren't there to hear.  So instead, I thought about them and about how much enthusiasm they have about pretty much everything, even a large sprinkling of crows.