1/8/15 RMB Desert Friends
Dear Rita Mae Brown,
The holiday rush rushed us right into a New Year’s worth of
days to fill. And they fill fast. It’s good to have work to keep hands busy and
minds from falling idle. Yet, in the midst of all the busy-ness, it is good to
take a moment to center, to think, to ponder…to enjoy, to live.
I visited Teddy in her desert home for the first time over
Thanksgiving. On a cool morning I shadowed her as she fed her little friends,
squirrels, rabbits, birds, lizards, and more. She tossed out feed, seed and
vegetables in an area shaded by brush, so that they may eat protected from the
desert sun. Then water stations were filled by hoses, connected in an
interesting pattern, just for this purpose. We walked a ways and I looked back
to see all the friends gathering, coming out of their desert hiding places, eating
side by side, merrily munching away. There are no cages or leashes or
enclosures, just friends. Dr. Doolittle lives.
She introduced me to a new, young tree friend. That was
special. It waved at us with wispy, green, thin branches. We walked back across
her property to begin our day, carrying the magic of the morning with us.
In the middle of all our mornings, certain
ones are etched in memory deeper than others.
Happy New Year,
Loraine
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