TAKEN FOR GRANIT........

                GOOD FRIEND PATTY JUST CALLED AND WANTED TO COME OVER FOR COFFEE......GUESS THAT IS MY CLUE TO GO SHOWER AND GET DRESSED THIS MONDAY MORNING........I AM DEFINITELY NOT A MORNING PERSON ANYMORE!  BUT YOU WOULD BE PROUD OF ME.......GETTING UP FIVE DAYS A WEEK AT 6:00/6:30 TO GET KEN FED AND OFF TO TEMPLE SQUARE.......OF COURSE I WON'T CONFESS HOW MANY MORNINGS AFTER HE LEAVES AT 8:00........I GO BACK TO BED FOR AN HOUR OR TWO!
              BEEN WATCHING A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PROGRAM ON THE USE OF FEATHERS.......WHO HAS TIME TO THINK ABOUT A FEATHER? WELL, I HAVE TAKEN TIME THIS MORNING TO PONDER A BIT.
            IS THERE ANYTHING IN NATURE THAT IS BOTH SO EXTRAVAGANTLY BEAUTIFUL AND SO DANG USEFUL AS A FEATHER?  ASK OUR FINE FEATHERED FRIENDS.........IT MAKES FLIGHT POSSIBLE.....INSULATES AGAINST HEAT AND COLD.......DISGUISES, CAMOUFLAGES OR FLAUNTED TO ADVERTISE IN COURTSHIP............WE.....PEOPLE......ALSO USE BEAUTIFUL FEATHERS TO DECORATE OUR HATS, FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS AND JEWELRY.........I REMEMBER MY GRANDMOTHER.......AFTER SHE KILLED A CHICKEN......SAVING THE NICE SOFT FEATHERS FOR PILLOWS OR FEATHER BEDS.......NOW DAYS THE WARMEST COATS AND JACKETS ARE DOWN FILLED.......PLUS AFTER A CHICKEN CONTRIBUTED IT'S FEATHERS ......IT WAS GOOD TO EAT!
     SO FROM NOW ON I WILL LOOK AT FEATHERS DIFFERENTLY.......THEY HAVE A REAL PURPOSE......PLUS THE BEAUTY OF MANY ALL AROUND THE WORLD.