It has a balcony that overlooks the slowly vanishing Cypress Gardens attractions. Every day there are trucks and cranes and a little more of the park is taken down and hauled away.
This morning the sunrise caught one of the water slides and turned it golden.
It was a nice going away shot because the slide will probably not be here in another week.
As I looked at the park from the balcony I noticed the sunrise reflected my truck's rear window.
I enjoyed the view for a few more minutes then headed down and out to work.
On the drive I listened to Pat Metheney's Dream Of The Return from his Letter From Home album. The song is one of my favorites but, because the lyrics are in Spanish, I have no idea what is being said.
I suppose that it is a broken hearted love song because the few Spanish words I do understand from the song are:
sueno = dream
corazon = heart
novia = girlfriend
Couple that with the title and it is a pretty safe bet that it's a love song.
What I find amazing is that the song is very emotional even though I cannot understand what is being said.
The song carried me the few miles from the hotel to the lake.
While I was looking for things to photograph I kept thinking about "understanding". I wondered if you understand this picture-a-day blog (that has somehow morphed into a story-with-pictures-a-day blog).
I wondered if you understood why I chose to take this picture and then why I chose to share it with you.
I suppose that sometimes an image or a story will resonate with you the same way that song resonates with me.
Then I thought about people that I don't understand.
I am working at a college this week and I can honestly say that I don't understand the students. Their clothing, hair styles and musical tastes seem strange to me.
But then, I suppose that when I was their age I looked pretty strange, too.
It is funny but I look at that picture and I don't understand. What was I thinking?
Oh, I remember... I wasn't!
I would never have recognized you in that picture! I loved the picture of the reflection in your rear window. Wow! Have a restful weekend. Don't try to "understand" anyone except yourself :)
ReplyDeleteWell, the jeans are back in style! The pictures make me feel as though God is trying to tell us that "life is good - all's well with the world"....if only we could all understand.
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