Just Coast

A friendship that has endured over the years is full of shared references and comfortable silences. Long booming laughs and music from past and present. Decisions feel mutually understood. There is something clarifying about spending time with someone who has known you long enough to see you complete and full. The nature of the time is defined by a quiet sufficiency.

We walked along the shore, the air salted and cool. We picked up rocks like treasure. We awed at the driftwood scattered. We walked into the dense fuzzy forest. We hiked beyond what we thought were our limits. We sat and talked. Listened. Ate oysters and made plans for next time.