Circle of Life

Spring is the time of year for new beginnings.  Trees and flowers come into bloom and many animals have their babies.  Yesterday while walking around the pond in our backyard my daughter and I noticed a baby fish struggling in the water.  Looking closer I saw it was wrapped in seaweed and without rescue was going to die.  Without thinking I knelt down and reached out and grabbed the fish.  I unwrapped it from the seaweed and released it back into the pond.  It happily swam away.  It felt good saving a life and it made my daughter very happy.  That feel good glow didn't last long.  While driving home from work this evening a bird took off from the side of the road and flew directly into my windshield.  To say it died on impact would be an understatement.  It more like exploded on impact.  After running the wipers and mourning the poor bird for a minute I tried to remember how good it felt the day before when I saved the fish.

Until tomorrow,
Dave