she says. “So I look out the window, and I see these blue jays flying away. I went out and looked, and they've been eating the paint off of the bottom wood of our house. Huge chunks of paint.

Then we decided we’d had enough. Not a blue jay in sight. Jan reached over to start the car and I grabbed her arm. “Wait. I see a jay flying from that pine tree.” Jan’s spine straightened ...

With all the excitement surrounding the Leafs and Raptors in the playoffs, the spotlight sure has been off the Blue ... and the Jays will be left, raw, exposed, with their butts flapping in the breeze ...