Friday, 2/26/10 - Bee

It was cold, windy,
and just beginning to rain
as I waited in the parking lot
at the beach
for a group of 17 portrait clients
that never showed up.

As I waited,
I watched this bee
sitting on the windshield
of a luxury car.

I watched the bee.
I watched the cars driving by.
I watched the wind blowing the palm trees
and discarded papers.
I watched as the wind gathered moved little eddies of sand
like waves across the parking lot.

I looked all around me:
at the beach, at the misty rain, and at the grey, cold sky.
I looked at the luxury car.
I looked at my car.
I looked at the camera in my hands.

I looked at all that was around me
and
I rejoiced
at how lucky
I really am.