Sad Blues
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Even high in the mountains, with nothing around for miles and miles, something bad happens.
Dead at the welcome center. Probably a speeding car or truck.
I have never seen a blue bird up close and would rather have never seen one like this.
The beauty of the mountains was much less so after.
What incredible blueness. Only matched by my own.
Porch Chronicles 
What a beautiful blue creature!
Visit in Autumn and look up. The gold and the fall’s more deeply saturated sky might well lift your spirits and leave a different impression of Colorado