Hi,
The dictionary defines serendipity as the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
Replace the word 'chance' with 'unexpected' and that would be more accurate.
Many of you know by now that my husband, Wes just had a mass on his kidney zapped. We are hopeful that that is all he will have to go through.
My sister came and kept me company while Wes was having his procedure. After breakfast, we went to sit and wait beside the river in Flat Rock for the phone call telling us Wes was out of surgery.
A family of ducks came up the grassy slope to greet us, very likely hoping for a handout. We enjoyed listening to the burbling dialogue between hen and drake, and the mild scolding aimed at their renegade offspring.
When Mama duck got up, I noticed a few feathers on the ground where she had been sitting. I looked closer and saw a whole mix of feathers from both parents, one of them a curly tail feather from Papa duck.
I twirled it between my fingers and it rewarded me with delightful hints of green and purple as the glossy thing gleamed in the morning sun.
I found an abandoned zippy bag in my car and scooped up as may of the feathers as I could.
Once Wes was settled in at home resting, and I was able to breathe again, I started going through the little bag.
My grateful heart needed to paint and this little brown feather from Mama duck was just the one to express how I felt.
Unexpected? Yes! Appreciated? Most certainly! Random?
Not a chance!
Papa duck feather is next and then I will make them available when they're dry.
And guess what?
Birdsong doesn't always come from the trees. Sometimes it waddles up a grassy slope and sits right beside you when you need it most.
Now go out and find you some.
Jan
