My very productive afternoon of house cleaning came to a screeching halt when I happened upon this:

We get Eastern Bluebirds from time to time zipping across the yard but it’s not common at all to witness them just hanging out on the deck.

Clean or watch pretty birds?
Clean or watch pretty birds?
Let me take half a second to think about that.

Seizing the opportunity and grateful to have the time to stop and watch, I perched in front of the window and savored the gift of having a front row seat to the bluebird show.

For well over a half hour, I watched them watch the world, huddle up with one another, sample the suet, preen, cough up little berries (that was odd), and bathe for what appeared to be the first time for some.

That might be mom and dad supervising the festivities. Most of the birds still had little speckles on their chest and a few baby feathers.

Is it the blue that makes them so dazzling? I could not look away.

At one point there were eight bluebirds frolicking about. They didn’t have the foggiest idea that I lurked just a few feet away, completely captivated and delighted by their presence.

I stayed fixed on my little blue buddies until one by one, they were gone.

“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” – Frank Lloyd Wright