My wonderdogs took me for a walk today.  We spotted these unlikely pals.

Not to fret.  There was a canal between the dogs & me & these guys (or gals – I didn’t check).  During the rest of our walk, I was pondering the unlikely friendships in my own life:

the ones where we began thinking we had NOTHING in common, but  were soon amazed, humbled and honored;

the ones where our differences were SO distinct that we actually complimented and taught each other MUCH;

the ones where every time we spoke, we could count on an argument.  And while those arguments were never FIXED, we did choose to live with the difference;

and of course, the ones where we both realized that friendship was an unrealistic expectation.   So we chose to remain aware of each other – at a safe distance.

Just so you’ll know, when Aslan, Blossom and I passed the same point that’s pictured above on our way home – the gator was still there and so was one of the turtles.

Who knows?

Two things I know for sure is that Nature teaches us that long lasting friendships are rare – I need to treasure them.  AND not everyone’s gonna like me.  Sometimes it’s best to run.

What about your unlikely friendships?