In a year of losses, I never imagined facing goodbyes twice within the same month. I had to bid farewell to a bird who chose a different sky and a tree returning to the earth. One followed a path that no longer included me, finding warmth in another place, while the other embraced the earth once more. Neither will say hello again, nor return to the home they knew. Yet, they reside within me, their rainbow of memories and presence. And I carry them all.