Moments like a River

Life does seem like a river for me lately. You never know how the current events of what you see can alter, affect you. Rivers can be treacherous, awe-inspiring, wild and beautiful.   I have had moments this week that remind me of a river.

Treacherous:
Sunday, I witnessed a car accident. My husband n' I stopped to see if the  woman, was okay. I saw her car go air born and slam down and then speed along on the side of the road. She was knocking off saplings, like toothpicks. My husband swung the vehicle around and we approached her. He jumped right out; I hesitated.  I asked him later, if he thought about what he might see...he said, "No, never thought about it

When I was sixteen, I witnessed a deadly car accident, a girl I knew died.  It left me permanently scarred.  It did teach me how fragile life is.  How we need to tell each other how we truly feel, daily show our appreciation and affection, for one another.  I am still trying to shake off the accident, that lead me to other ripples in my week.

Sunday, the woman fell asleep at the wheel. She was in her mid forties, she was alone, and so lucky. Her car could have veered off to the left, into four lanes of traffic. She wasn't seriously hurt.  After helped arrived, Don wanted to continue to  do our errands and go get coffee.  I shook for several hours after, reliving both accidents.

 Awe inspiring:
The view in my neck of the woods is just that. Mother Nature has made everything bright n' vibrant. I have a tree out back that has turned mostly red,it is gorgeous,  When you walk down my hallway, you can see this rosy glow from the window, it has repainted one of the bedrooms. Stunning~


Wild:
I'm having an "I Love Lucy" week. Every attempt I make to do something, I am derailed. I feel like someone better fix the train tracks soon. My daughter and son asked me about crocheting. I told them when I they were little, I use to crochet. I have several teens coming over, who want to learn. I'm having a crochet party.  Huh?  I haven't crocheted for years, yikes...  My daughter wants to make her boyfriend a hat. Later the boyfriend told me, he wants to make her one. My son's girlfriend wants to learn.  I hope I'm a good teacher; I don't feel like making hats. I'm working on some other things. I will share soon.

Beautiful:
The River Journal, is a Friday journal. Once a week they share poetry, art, photography, creative writing and much more. River the founder and her assistant, Natasha are so kind and gracious to work with.  I am thrilled to have a poem and a photo selected for this week's edition.  Click HERE to dive into the current issue :D 


Hope everyone is having a calm week; please be safe~