FIRESIDE PIGEONS

Pigeons on a cold winter day in Chicago cozy on up to a fire for warmth.  Do they huddle together for warmth, companionship, or did one bird just have a great idea and the others followed?

Today is the first of many single digit temps and I am thinking about those folks that I have been seeing huddled together, much like these birds, in downtown Saratoga Springs. Although I have seen homelessness, never before have I been aware of  it so close to my geographic home. The images and thoughts in my head of people having to endure the cold haunt me. I make my donations and send out a wish for them to find a warm fire and to have peace in the midst of it all and I wonder if that is enough.

Stay warm,

Amy

Fireside pigeons