A High Sky and a Scrub Jay

Whenever I see a high blue sky in the fall, I think of this saying:

                   天高く馬肥ゆる秋。

                               The autumn sky so high,
                                A harvest time
                                For a horse to grow strong.

                                                       - a Chinese proverb -
                                       
This saying was used to warn people of the Mongols on a horseback coming down to raid the fall harvest in China.    Later the Imperial China began to build the great walls to deter the atttacks.

 The beautiful autumn sky complements a Scrub Jay's looks.

 

The next moment it jumped to fly down to me.

 

 

Looking like a bullet, a Superbird...

It's my friend.