The Blue Birds

We have a lot of Scrub Jays.....which are blue, in our yard. In the winter we feed them and keep them well. We noticed the other day that we hadn't seen them in a while (it has been summer after all). So I had this idea that we paint pictures of the birds, hang them in the window facing out so the birds could see them. So we did!

Here is Jack's picture. If it looks like an elephant instead of a blue bird, well, you are right. He started out on the bird but it messed up and the blessing of painting is that you can fix any mistake! So as he worked on it he decided it looked like an elephant! He added some legs and viola' there you go. There is a blue bird above the elephant. And notice the lovely red sun!

Here's mine. I'm quite proud of it. I first painted a yellow wash on the paper and then began painting the birds. One by one they improved! Then I used some red and blue to make the branches and then came back in and added blue around the yellow to make the green leaves of the tree. I really like it and I think the birds will too!

So, we painted our pictures and they are now hanging facing out to the birds. We also went outside and filled the two bird feeders to entice the birds back to our trees. We have lovely trees just outside the school room window, and nothing is more fun than stopping in the middle of a lesson to watch a big scrub jay eating his lunch!

Enjoy your day!