Crash and Bird

I went to bed at 8:30 last night with Carter. When I woke up this morning I felt rested for the first time since before the kitchen remodel started.

For whatever reason this morning I was thinking about this bird. I think it’s because we’ve got the bird art in the kitchen and dining room now.

I was at work this last summer, and mechanic Dave and I were sitting in a truck waiting for the service truck to come and help us fix this pipelayer. It was a really windy day. We saw this bird who was flying a hundred feet up or so into the wind. He was flapping like crazy, but it was like he was stationary due to the high winds. He could go up and down, but not make any forward progress. All of a sudden he dropped like a rock. I would guess that he was exhausted from fighting the wind and gave up. We both laughed. It was pretty funny at the time. I don’t know what happened to the bird. He was pretty high up and it looked like he hit pretty hard.

That’s life, you struggle and fight until you finally just give up and crash, all the while people who are better off than you are laughing at your predicament.

Have a nice day.