The Winding Path

Retirement is reached after negotiating a winding and risk-ladden path. This piece underscores that fact. The “couple”, the two crabs, have made their way through the labrinth of spartina grass. Predators, the 3 egrets, now seeming to be behind them, wait for their ambush moment, patiently and attentively on the lookout for other travelers.

Is this the final destination— two crabs —reaching the edge of the creek and staring out at the expanse? This is supposed to be a happy moment. Are they confused? Or are they just overwhelmed with the multitude of opportunities up ahead? We are built to run best on meaning. Retirement aside, the demands of questions like “why” and “so what” are crucial all the time, and I find this need and drive for meaning is especially important for artists, each work is a question really— why? and so what?