right here, right now

my boys (huband steve and son joseph) are off fishing for a week on the outer banks of north carolina. i am home alone, without kids or spouse, for the first time in 23 years!  as i type that, it looks as insane as it sounds. 23 years of constant family togetherness. oh, i would take trips with my girlfriends every year, but never alone. i was either with the whole family, traveling with girlfriends, or on rare occasion, traveling with steve without kids. so, here i am. 57 years old and alone for 9 days for the first time in 23 years. this morning on my walk down to the dock to water the tomato plants we placed at the end of the dock (the only full sun we have anywhere on our property), i came across these two turkey feathers. laying in the grass. like this. marking the spot with an X. it was all the validation i needed to confirm that, yes indeed, i was supposed to be right here. right now. alone.

two turkey feathers