Around
here, “dressing up” usually means putting on one’s best jeans, vest, and boots.
Our area isn’t exactly a center for style and fashion. We have no designers, studios,
or agencies to which aspiring models flock to seek fame and fortune. So imagine
my surprise when I looked out my son’s window yesterday and saw this flock of
leggy beauties gracefully striding, pivoting, and posing like so many fashion
models on a runway!
All
dozen-and-a-half of these Rio Grande wild turkey hens have been walking since
hatched, keeping pace with their mamas by the time they were a few hours old.
Other than regular exercise, however, their beauty is completely natural and
fuss-free. They need no scissors or gel to get the sleek, full-bodied,
layered-in-back look. No salon or dye gave them their low- and highlights. Apparently
their diet of insects, seeds, and grains is good for the complexion because their
faces are striking without bottles, wands, or brushes. Even so, I won’t be
sprinkling grasshopper crumbles over my granola anytime soon.
“For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the humble with salvation and adorn the wretched with victory.”
–PSALM 149:4
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