Ithaca, NY USA

Shortly after the pandemic started, a friend and I decided to meet every Wednesday evening to walk and talk. This ritual helped us both get through those crazy times and we continue to this very day. We haven’t missed many weeks and we’ve walked through all seasons and weather. A few weeks ago we were on our Wednesday Walk and we found the heart. At first we were reluctant to take it – perhaps it was meant for someone else?? But in the end we snagged it from the bush it was in and I have given it a home. It is special to us because it represents everything our walks have come to represent – friendship, health, commitment, a special beacon in the middle of each week to take time for ourselves to connect, vent, laugh, cry, care, love and repeat.