Untethered

 An obligation I had for today was unexpectedly canceled at the last minute and surprisingly I felt like a helium balloon whose string had been released by a small child who then stood in wonder as its balloon soared into the skies. I didn't feel one bit like the bewildered child.

Instead, released, I headed to the beach with a hip hip hurrah and a skip in my step. There I was greeted by my osprey soaring as free as I felt! Lucky bird, lucky me.

It was absolutely invigorating, the ocean was rough and seas were running high. There was a steady northerly wind and the clouds were perfectly framed in the blue skies. Joy. Untethered joy for me as well as the birds who were speeding south with a tail wind or just soaring where the winds would take them.

Lucky us!