2034. special encounters

 

what makes a stroll fun?

taking in the old and new!

and petting simon!! 🦊❤️

Whenever we stroll around the neighborhood, we are always on the lookout for what is new.  Maybe more importantly we enjoy relaxing in the familiarity of what is the same. But when we run into Simon the neighborhood cat and lavish him with pets, the stroll becomes extra special. 🦊❤️

2033. a life gone

 

it’s all that’s left

just circles of  years well lived

hallowed ground for sure 🦊❤️

As we walked through the neighborhood, we were sad to see that an enormous tree had been taken down.  The rainy, dismal weather matched how we felt about its departure. 🦊❤️

2032. hearin’ led zeppelin

 

hearin’ led zeppelin

on a hot - slow car wash day

my private concert… 🦊❤️

As I waited for my car to appear at the end of the car wash tunnel, I heard strains of Led Zeppelin coming from the employee’s shed. To my surprise there sat a tall man hunched over his guitar picking along. I clapped! We crammed lots of conversation in a short span of 3 or 4 minutes about music, life, dreams, times and the future as he dried my car… thank you for adding a great part to my day Russell. 🦊❤️

2031. deer path

 

up a steep incline

a well worn path meandering

courtesy the deer 🦊❤️

I love seeing the telltale signs of deer on the move. 🦊❤️

2030. a sea of fragrance

 

all of a sudden

a most heavenly fragrance

a sea of clover 🦊❤️

As we strolled along we were overwhelmed by an exquisite fragrance. We knelt down and placed our noses close to the of sea of cloud like blooms of  clover.  What a  Sunday morning treat… 🦊❤️

 

2029. realization

 

as i walked along

i stopped at the perfect spot

where it became clear 🦊❤️

Last night as I walked along a Philly sidewalk, I unexpectedly walked into a box in which I felt comfortable standing.  🦊❤️ 

2028. an end and a beginning

 

it’s commencement day

four years of college over

time to start what’s next 🦊❤️

Today is commencement day at the college that I live next  to.  Lots of proud families gathering to celebrate the beginning of the next chapter. As I walked through the campus I could not help but reflect on my own college days at Pitt and Penn State. I had to chuckle because I still have the recurrent dream where it’s finals week and I have not been to any of the classes…. Lol. 🦊❤️