Unexpected
Part of traveling is finding the unexpected, the serendipity, the extraordinary. Though we plan and plan for everything to “go without a hitch,” sometimes hitches make the journey very interesting. And sometimes, they just make it longer.
We got back to the airport to discover our car battery dead as a great box of dead battery. After a couple of calls to airport security, a courtesy car came with super long jumper cables and we were off. End of story. No charming interaction with the driver, no miraculous angelic interventions. Just two phone calls and 20 minutes of waiting.
This trip, returning to my home and routine was an unexpected pleasure. Yes, the house was dusty and dirty, and the dogs missed us terribly. Listening to my collie snore here almost directly under the laptop is an unexpected pleasure of great depth.
Finding myself looking forward to a Monday, to sorting out my painting class and finding the farmer’s market here in town — also unexpected and pleasant.
Best unexpected pleasure of them all (so far today): tree sculpture. Is this not the coolest thing ever? A tree chair!
And it must be said… no one expects the Spanish Inquisition.
Holy wow! Awesome.
That tree chair is absolutely the coolest thing ever. I did a double take when I saw it.