Bleak

My very oldest friend - we grew up across the street from each other - died suddenly last Thursday and her funeral was today, in Houston, TX. The last-minute flights were unbelievably expensive and so I wasn't able to join her family there. On the advice of my parents, who are very intelligent and thoughtful people, I spent the afternoon on a beach. It was a grey chilly day and there were only a few hikers out, but the sun started to break through eventually.

Deception Pass State Park, Whidbey Island, WA