Yeah @steempowerpics, I remember the Silverbird post! And I remember being impressed as hell that something in "art" would go so high, since it's almost always crypto-related stuff that takes off like that.
Funny thing is, I have never "marketed" a single post... except "externally" (Facebook, twitter, Google+, etc) to true top recruit new people to Steemit. I should probably "take a hint" from your experience and use some of the Steemit tools....
Yeah , I was shocked too. I was like really, the bird?! Out of everything I have posted... the bird?! :-D
I haven't had another bite with the trails, but I do get more upvotes per post and a steady trend of new followers now that I am posting over there than I was before. Good thing is, since you put them in appropriate categories, the people who find you actually comment and seem interested in what you posted.