Blessings in Disguise

Why was our usual railroad crossing closed for construction work today?

To drop off my son for cross-country practice, I had to go another way.

I caught my breath as the giant moon moved over the tracks to set shortly after sunrise.

To share this view, I parked the car, hopped out with camera-in-hand and walked a path I'd not journeyed before.



Along the way, I spied bushes of wild fruit ready to reap.




Juicy wild plums...












Shimmering strings of dark choke cherries...












And clusters of red, dew-covered berries.











Driving home, I followed the detour through lots cleared for a new housing development that I'd not yet visited. Here the rising sun shone through towering pines.








At the two highways' intersection, the glistening sun on the misty meadows drew me farther west – up a parallel highway to gain a different view of our home road and its hills...

... and lured me farther north to the lake shore where a big bur oak stands and fog fairies danced in the dawn.


With these images collected on my camera's memory stick, I understood why I woke with a sore toe. Had I not cut the nail too short yesterday, I would have walked my usual path today. But by skipping this morning's exercise, taking a detoured route to school and following the morning mist, I encountered incredible images. What previously seemed irritating inconveniences to my daily routine, I now recognized as blessings in disguise.