Companionship

I set out in drizzle, down the park to collect a few crab apples. Returning in pouring rain I chose to walk below the trees instead of the more exposed path.
Stopping for a  rest I realised I had company - this little pigeon, looking at me with a downcast expression, sitting at the base of the adjacent tree. We commiserated about the weather for a few minutes, 'til I felt it was time to move on.