Amaryllis Fox

Amaryllis Fox Instagram – Our beloved Toots. You were named for the artist whose colors you wore on your chest. You landed in our life like a guardian spirit, impossibly fragile, impossibly brave. From the first day you joined our family, you came with us everywhere, perched on one of our shoulders or nestled under our hair. You ate salad at cafes beside us, romped with us on evening walks, let children everywhere nuzzle your soft feathers. You reminded each person you met that however broken this world may seem, it bursts everywhere with consciousness and magic and life.
.
The night before you crossed the rainbow bridge, I lay with you on the sofa. I had no idea it was our last moment together. But in the stillness, I could feel your heartbeat. You turned your head so I could rub the spot under your chin. We were connected.
.
Today, as we let your earth body go, as so many around the world face so much inconceivable loss, I take quiet comfort in remembering that moment. The mystery that pulses under the surface, the force that connects us all. It is, in the words of the original Toots, a love that is deep as the ocean, and wide wide wide wide as the sea. | Posted on 25/Mar/2022 00:36:07