Why are you so blue, Mr. Jay?

A few weeks ago I found these feathers up at the cabin.

Apparently, it's moulting season and some unfortunate blue jay had lost his lovely feathers.

They were way too pretty to just throw away...

...so after I took a few photos, I stuck them in my little "not just for Christmas" tree.

I keep it up all year and decorate it according to the season.

 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, 

and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 

~ Matthew 6:26

Blue

Flying up and away toward

a cedar’s green flame: a jay.

Nothing comes close to its color

in the autumn fields. Even the juniper berries

look more like bruise than blue.

It is a brash statement against

camouflage. Look at me! Look at me!

the blue jay says. And we do.

All this busyness of bushes and trees,

browned grasses in the field, and

there: the jay. Blue.

Oh, look at it: blue!

by Matthew J. Spireng

Blessings,

Debby

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