I have to deviate from talking about the chickens this time of year. Winter isn't too interesting for chickens by the way. They hunker down and keep warm with their built-in down jackets. Their egg laying decreases and they don't move around much. Gunther, our newest rooster, still crows, but limits that to a few times in the morning or the Amazon delivery truck.
However - I had the opportunity to head down to our beach house this weekend. I needed to take care of a few household items and didn't mind taking some time for myself. I took walks on the beach for hours at a time - just me and my 1980's music. Along the way, I was fortunate to come across all kinds of wild life - seagulls (who are....let's me honest....like sea chickens), pelicans (I love them!), starfish, shrimp boats, and assorted shells. I happened to come across a half sand dollar (skeleton) and thought it was lovely. Not the best kind - the best is to find a whole one, but for whatever reason it appealed to me.
I bent down and took a photo and when I returned back to the house, I realized that it was the most beautiful picture. It could speak of loneliness, half of a being, cold and wet.....but rather.....it is beauty in all of it's wholeness. The half sand dollar isn't solitary...it's existing as a fossil in an environment teaming with life.
Maybe the lesson here is that while we may feel alone at times....we have to remember that we exist in a world filled wtih life. Alone isn't solitary.
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