I sat at the top of concrete stairs to admire the beauty around me during the last week of the year. The day was sunny, clear blue skies, and it was a cold winters day. I came across tall leafless trees, a sea of pigeons circling in the air, a couple taking photos on what seemed to be their anniversary date, an amateur photographer capturing curious moments, and opaque windows brightened by walls of tessellating holiday decorations.
In the middle of beauty, laid chaos and reality. I also saw the homeless struggling to stay warm, the awful smells of weed and urine, the honking, the yelling, the one dead mouse, the rumbler sirens, and officers serving and protecting from corner to corner.
Moments of beauty and beastliness dancing in the streets. Situations that completely negate each other, yet live in the same sphere. All in a days viewing. Ended the year in a space of stillness and admiration.
2024 will be a year full of continued surprises, wondrous adventures, and continued explorations.
