Highway Beauty

I was driving from Tonawanda to Orchard Park yesterday, just zoning, kind of, and then something happened. I drove around a curve, a cloud moved, and the sun struck some grasses that were growing next to the highway in just the right way. I caught my breath. It was stunning, just stunning. I was so struck by the aura I could see around these great big grass heads. I shook my head and smiled. I felt myself switching to that place inside that connects me to the universe. The place where I feel so lucky to be alive.

I kept watching for them. They were everywhere. There was a field of them by the railroad hump and they were moving in the wind, the sun sparkling around them. I had to grab quick glances and then look back at the road. My heart filled with joy.

The joy shot all through me. I felt appreciation for the friend I was driving to see, who is my chiropractor, who was fitting me into her schedule on her first (busy) day back from vacation. I am so lucky to know her! I basked in the joy of that friendship for awhile. And just look around – what a nice day it was for November! The sun was shining, the sky was blue, the clouds were white and puffy, and those grass heads – they were just unbelievable!

I went to my appointment and had a wonderful visit and healing with my friend. When I drove home, the sun had set a little and I was driving in the other direction, and the grass heads that I had so enjoyed on my trip to the appointment were now just dull brown pieces of the landscape. Ah, well, I was still enjoying the “universe hook-up” that they had pushed me to earlier, and I sang all the way home.

Today my husband and I took a ride along the river to make some sales calls for our business. It was another pretty day, and I drove while my husband told me stories, and we were at our destination in no time. When I am feeling connected, my husband and I get along so well. I pointed out the grasses to Pat, and we started looking for some that I could get close to and look at, and maybe even photograph. After lunch we found some adjoining the parking lot of the restaurant. I walked over and stood next to them – and looked up and up! They're were some that were four feet tall and then some that were at least fourteen feet tall. I walked around to the other side of the stand of grass and just marveled.  They didn’t look that tall from my truck when I was driving yesterday!

It was so cool. Just so cool.

I am so damn lucky to be alive and living on this planet. I don’t remember those grasses being around when I was younger. There were milk weeds and lots of brush next to the highway but not huge stands of grass. I hope that every time I look at them from now on, I feel the same wonderment. I think I’ll carry some in my pocket. Because that feeling, that feeling that seeing the grasses gave me is how I want to feel all the time.

Because it feels that good.

~Jan