It's that day now - where you are asked.....
where were you, what were you doing, when.....?
September 11 has always been an important day to me.
It's Amy's birthday.
And on 9/11/01, Amy and I had the day off to celebrate her birthday.
We were originally going to meet her family for a reunion in Lake Tahoe, but things got in the way, so we didn't go.
We were on our way out of the door that morning to go birding when my sister called.
And like everyone else, we were glued to the tv.
The rest of Amy's family were all in airplanes that morning, flying into Lake Tahoe.
So, a stressful day, but unlike so many thousands of others....
They were all fine and we were not intimately touched by tragedy that day.
But, we all feel tragedy and each year we all go back. And remember.
But that night?
That night, I remember....Amy and I had to get away from the TV for awhile.
We went and sat on our deck.
We were quiet.
In shock, like everyone else....
I looked out into the yard and it was so quiet.
Silent, and still.
And I saw a bird.
Amy - I said, look...and I pointed.
It was an Indigo Bunting.
Not a common bird here.
We had not seen one in our yard before.
A beautiful bird.
There is always hope.
Amy has the day off today, but I've been too busy at work, so I couldn't get the day off. I did take her out for a quick lunch. And we will continue to celebrate later.....
Happy Birthday Amy
Photo by - www.valleywildlife.net
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