Weekly Prompts Color Challenge: Blue

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Some Thoughts Upon Viewing a Blue-Footed Booby

A chameleon can change his color by cue,
but what’s a blue-footed booby to do?
You can’t take off a foot like you’d take off a shoe.
And when blue is the only color you view
as you walk down the beach for a mile or two,
you might fancy a color a little bit new.
Yet, step after step, his feet remain blue!
It’s the color of ink and the color of goo—
a color that any mom would eschew
if she had a choice and a chance to imbue
her fledgling’s feet with a more subtle hue.
Instead, they’re this color that both of them rue.
Amazing to witness and lovely to view,
but admit it! You wouldn’t want blue feet, would you?

For the Weekly Prompts Color Challenge: Blue

16 thoughts on “Weekly Prompts Color Challenge: Blue”

  1. Unknown's avatarAnonymous

    I have blue rubber gloves for cleaning and somehow the color makes doing those dirty jobs so much more pleasant.

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    1. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

      Ah the ways we find to improve our days. I have always loved beautiful utilitarian objects..like your gloves. Mine are green suede gardening gloves that go up over the elbow to protect from bougainvillea thorns..not that I ever find the time to fetch them when needed.

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  4. SueW's avatarSueW

    It’s very hard to compliment someone on pretty feet, because let’s face it, feet are ugly. These ones are gorgeous – if you’ve got it flaunt it. 🙂 Thank you for joining in, Judy.

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    1. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

      Yes.. I have another story about the first time I saw blue-footed boobies when Bob and I were Kayaking in the Bahia de Concepcion. Magical. They were ringing a small rocky outcropping in the middle of the bay so we got really close to them. I had never imagined such a bird. A wonderful surprise.

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