1572. warming the bones

 

a bitter cold day
but the sun warms the sidewalk
a brown snake loiters 🦊❤️

As I walked I shrugged my shoulders tightly to protect my neck from the wind and cold temperatures. There were fallen twigs and branches littering the sidewalk.  Suddenly I saw a beautiful brown snake, looking like a fallen twig, curled up on the sidewalk. The cold blooded creature was taking full advantage of the sun drenched concrete to warm itself.  How perfect this all is I thought.  After observing the snake for a few moments, I re-shrugged my shoulders and imagined the sun’s rays penetrating my layers of clothing to warm my body - just like the snake.  🦊❤️