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\"jer's<\/a>As I was driving along Montrose the other day, I saw what looked like a bird convention.<\/p>\n

Flocks seemed to break out of formation and seek out every available inch on nearby streetlamps and the roof cornice of Jeri\u2019s Grill. And I don\u2019t think they were lining up for a booth or were interested in sampling their biscuits and gravy.<\/p>\n

I had to pull over and watch them for a few minutes. I kept thinking about the line from the Robert Frost poem, “\u2026And miles to go before I sleep,” <\/em>from Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.<\/strong>
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These birds were flying south for the winter. A long journey, but one that they were compelled to take each year. No need for GPS or special navigational device. Maybe they knew the direction from the feel of the sun on their backs.<\/p>\n

And just as certainly, they knew when to take advantage of a resting spot.<\/p>\n

I used to hang out by the Lincoln Park lagoon in the fall and marvel at the sight of Canadian geese flying in V-formations. Hard to believe the same birds that seemed so oddly proportioned and awkward on their feet could look so elegant in flight.<\/p>\n

The birds hanging out at Jeri\u2019s roof were smaller and more mundane. Their flight path, while maybe not as long or constrained by the shape they took for group flight, was challenging because of the sheer size of their group.<\/p>\n

I wondered if the same group stayed together for their entire journey or if individual birds naturally broke away from one flock and reattached to another after resting, when ready to move again. Anyway, there must have been over thirty.<\/p>\n

I thought about summer vacations when I was growing up, road trips to the Wisconsin Dells or South Haven, Michigan. My father would often pull off the highway at a rest stop, even when we didn\u2019t need gas.<\/p>\n

Rest stops usually included toilets and vending machines and often included a place to eat and a gift shop.<\/p>\n

Before these roadside oases featured familiar fast food franchises like Subway, our favorite place to stop was Stuckeys<\/a><\/strong>. My sisters and I could get lost wandering through the gift shop. We would invariably bring pecan divinities or log rolls back to the car, making the next leg of our trip messier but oh so much sweeter.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s amazing how many rest stops cross my path in any day. I don\u2019t usually give their presence much thought.<\/p>\n

At large indoor shopping malls, there are atriums with greenery (even plastic greenery can be welcome after staring at modern Plexiglas displays). When you need to suspend exercising your credit card (which, we all know, can be exhausting), you can head to the food court and sit down.<\/p>\n

There are usually coffee shops by commuter stations. Fitting that places where people are on the go are surrounded by places made for stopping.<\/p>\n

There are usually benches by bus stops, alongside walking paths, or overlooking scenic views. I thought of this phenomena as a little miracle as I watched the migrating birds on the roof of Jeri\u2019s Grill.<\/p>\n

It must be an overlooked law of nature that usually when you have to rest, the perfect resting spot appears.<\/p>\n

Or maybe when you need to take five or ten, any place you stop seems like the perfect spot.<\/p>\n

Appreciating welcoming places to rest and taking the time to give yourself a break is no small thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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