Not long ago, in Cape May, I came upon this scene. Two dear friends talking up in the abandoned lifeguard chair. Side by side, and then some.
This is friendship. This is conversation. This is what we hope for, even when we sometimes disagree. To return again, to lift our feet again, to sit with another and watch the sea.
Back in May, I happened to be in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Most times i feel as if I need to have a book with me at the beach. This time, all I wanted to do was watch the waves roll in/roll out. It may have been the nature of the exquisite surf. Or maybe there was simply something about what it means to be with oneself. It is, admittedly, a whole other thing to be doing this with a friend. But it all boils down to watching the sea, doesn't it?