i got a bluejay…

January 4, 2009 | Filed Under art, life | 1 Comment

on my arm.

let me give you the story.

i have actually had the idea of getting a bluejay tattoo for a while, but even more so after my trip back home for the holidays.  sitting around the breakfast table christmas morning, my mom asked the fam to bring up some of their favorite family memories.  at the time, being early in the morning, i couldn’t really get my brain to properly function.  i was stuck and couldn’t really think of a single one of the millions of amazing memories i have had with my family.  over the last week and half or so, i have had some down time to think more on this topic of family memories.  i’ve been on long flights, bus rides, subway rides, bike rides, walks.  i’ve thought of many a family memory since christmas morning, but the one relating to the bluejay on my arm is a very simple one that i might as well share with y’all since i’m sharing pictures.

my family camped.  thats what we did to get away for a while.  some families go to the movies all the time.  some families go to sporting events.  some families go skiing at the same mountain every winter.  some families travel all over the world.  my family kept it simple, real, and beautiful.  my family camped.

i know that my father’s family camped throughout his childhood.  as kids, we as a fam would often visit my oma and opa (my pop’s parents) to join them for a camping excursion.  there are many things that we would do on the hundreds of camping trips i’m sure we went on, but one memory that i’ve never forgotten is the pure excitement shared by the sight of a bluejay.  whether the beautiful bird be sitting in a tree, flying through the air, or hopping along the ground, i’ll always remember opa pointing out the bluejay for us all to see.

such a simple memory, it happened so many times, but its strange because it brings a smile to my soul everytime i think of it.  a bluejay.  life really is simple.