Circle of Life

        I embarked upon one of my last weekly walks of the semester this Monday, and once again was provided a meaningful, exciting journey along the Trinity. I paced down the sidewalk at around 8 AM and eventually came across a group of ducks swimming amongst each other on the edge of the river. I walked closer, hoping to get a better view and a photograph of them if possible. I eventually realized that within this group of ducks was a male, a female and a group of younger chicks. It was an entire duck family just out for a morning stroll.

        I snapped a picture of the family of ducks and decided I would write my blog about them. What specifically, I did not know and began to wonder on the way back to my car. A few minutes down the trail I saw a group of three  birds flying relatively high in the sky, eventually landing on a tree down the river. I was curious to find out what they were doing, so I paced my way down river to find out. I snapped a photo of the three birds and examined them for a few minutes, only to discover that they were vultures. 

        I thought it was extraordinary to see such variance on my walk this morning - the whole circle of life. On one side of the river you have ducks trying to raise a family of chicks and on the other side, a group of vultures patiently waiting for something to die. Such an enlightening way to start my morning.