It was 1 o'clock when we loaded Lucy into the car after a romp and a swim at the amazing dog park from Saturday. "We should have left earlier!" Heidi scowled.
The sky was blue, the sun was warm, and the air was cool. We had stayed for a late breakfast of BLTs, stopped for coffee, and given Lucy a chance to exercise before being cooped up in the car all day. "What's the rush?" I shrugged.
"I don't want to get home in the dark!" Heidi continued.
"It's summer!" I said. "The light will be with us all the way."
And it was. Because we were leaving from a little south and east, the map app sent us a new way home. As we rolled through emerald hills we saw lots of farms and lots of wind farms, too. We drove up and down mountains, past reservoirs and rivers, through battle fields and shrines. We hit zero traffic, and finished our audio book exactly 10 minutes from home. The sun was just setting as we pulled in to our parking lot.
Home!
Our destination was as warm and welcoming as ever.
Our journey?
Was, too.
The sky was blue, the sun was warm, and the air was cool. We had stayed for a late breakfast of BLTs, stopped for coffee, and given Lucy a chance to exercise before being cooped up in the car all day. "What's the rush?" I shrugged.
"I don't want to get home in the dark!" Heidi continued.
"It's summer!" I said. "The light will be with us all the way."
And it was. Because we were leaving from a little south and east, the map app sent us a new way home. As we rolled through emerald hills we saw lots of farms and lots of wind farms, too. We drove up and down mountains, past reservoirs and rivers, through battle fields and shrines. We hit zero traffic, and finished our audio book exactly 10 minutes from home. The sun was just setting as we pulled in to our parking lot.
Home!
Our destination was as warm and welcoming as ever.
Our journey?
Was, too.
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