Monday, December 3, 2012

Oh the things you will see....

As most of you know, I drive a lot for my work. I spend hours and hours in my van singing away to whatever is on the radio, driving to or from somewhere. I see a lot of things. Some of them make me smile. I really want to start sharing these things with my dear readers in hopes that you will smile too.

This week I've seen:

  • a migrating flock of what at first I thought was Canada Geese. I looked skyward to see beautiful white birds in flight. I'm still not sure if they were Tundra Geese or Trumpeter Swans, of which both have been spotted in Southern Ontario.
  • a westbound truck on the 401, loaded to the hilt with freshly cut Christmas trees, on their way to new homes for the holidays.
  • red-tailed hawks; lots of them - some in flight, some perched on the highest branches of trees along the 401.
  • across the river in Detroit, a huge building that had lights that were shaped like an enormous Christmas Tree.
  • two four-year old friends greet each other with a hug before walking to school together.

Sometimes, you have to be mindful of the beauty that surrounds us every day.

3 comments:

  1. Thanks for drawing attention to these simple things. It's good to be reminded to 'stop and smell the roses' once in a while.

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  2. The last one especially melted me. Today I opted to read all of the Christmas tree (Giving) tags at work & reading some of the stories made me teary. I had such a hard time choosing! I picked up one, & need to select a few others before I go shopping.

    I feel so lucky & appreciate that we can afford to keep our kids warm, clothed, & fed.

    Yesterday the boys donated a bike that they outgrew to Goodwill, & the employee was so excited, tellign the kids how happy the bike would make a child at Christmas. The kids loved it.

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  3. Thats why I love taking the girls to school in the morning even though they are teenagers. Its so quiet at 645 and everything is so peaceful

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