Today I had to catch a flight out of Tucson to come back to Seattle, otherwise I would have been ale to attend Nathan’s birthday party. He will turn seven on the sixth. Nathan is one of the most outgoing people I know. Children who have a lot of face time with nurses in hospitals tend to be comfortable around adults. He will open a conversation with anyone at hand and is eager to make others feel comfortable. The two of us went for a short walk today to look for the bobcat we saw yesterday.
It is good to be outside, under a cloudless sky, with a talkative youngster who has knowledge to share. Listening to Nathan is a witness to oral flow of consciousness. His most memorable quote for me was “Uncle Josh, I’m really going to miss you.” Hearing those words was good for my heart. His very next sentence sealed the moment in my memory. He said “but after my party starts, I will probably forget you.”
We didn’t find that bobcat, but what we did find was every bit as good and interesting as that deadly prowler might have been. The desert is full of treasures.
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