Bird Watching

The cardinal is the state bird of my home state of North Carolina, but more importantly it has always reminded me of my last living grandmother. Every time I see one I immediately think of her. I know she doesn’t have a long time left on this earth and I get very sad when I think about what my life will be like without her. Even though she’s enjoying her life, she’s miles and miles away from me and I often feel bad about not being closer to enjoy these last years with her.

While I don’t know how long she will be with us, I do know that she will communicate with me forever in the form of this red bird.