Reflecting on the last few days, last week,

Road journey through the long northern expanse, some of the vast wilderness of our state, through pine forests rising up from sloping mountains,

Into southern Oregon and then west to the Pacific Coast, to a bay area called Coos, sanctuary,

To a modest, blue-grey cottage where the winds blown gentle, sometimes gusting, steady, mix of warm sun & spotted clouds,

There we all found things we needed, together time, also own time, sitting on the deck in the shade, then just above the breaker in full sun light, gaming, many different snacks, cozy places to relax, chill, not too chilly, working Wi-Fi,

Mostly quiet save the local hum, various bird calls, the bay waters lapping to rock and sand, branches on bush and tree swaying gently, wind chimes occasionally sing from somewhere,

All of us finding what we need,

Finding what we need.