Moments - D25; Roads less Travelled

Today I travelled from my new home town to my old home town. Being the long weekend, the traffic on the highway was atrocious. So feeling somewhat adventurous and in no rush to get home, I decided to ask my GPS for an alternative route minus the "freeways".

I soon found myself winding up an incredibly steep road up the escarpment. It was gorgeous. A slow drive up through the newly leaved trees, an array of green and maroon. The tree lined curving road went on for a good 5 minutes, it was so lovely. So calming and pretty.

Once up the "mountain" I found myself amoungst vineyards and orchards. Then the terrain changed to farmland and I was fascinated by the dirt (or dust) devils in the fields. I saw four of them in my travels home. I haven't seen these in YEARS!

Once home, my day was filled with laughter love and fun conversation. We were unexpected joined by additional family.

It was a day of new experiences, old experiences and love.

Moments to share and remember.

Moments - D19; Random Roads

Today was laid back relaxing kind of day spent with one of my dearest friends.

She's  been going through some intense life changes, but as she finds the tools she needs to better process through those changes I've seen her confidence build.  It has been soul warming to see this process.  I am proud of her.  I believe she will find her path and walk it with pride.  I feel that time is coming soon!

Today we spent some time in the car.  We were going to check out a festival, but it seemed underwhelming and over populated due to Mother's Day.  So, on the fly, we decided to go for a drive.  We had a direction, but no real purpose or path.  We were not bound by time or desire.  It reminded me that sometimes in life we need to set aside expectations and just walk the path.  (Or in this case drive the path!)  She and I enjoyed our 1.5 hr drive from one city to another.  We experienced things we wouldn't have otherwise experienced had we not followed random roads on our journey.

It was a reminder - a moment to share and remember.

A moment to remind us to let go of plans and expectations.

A moment.