Spontaneous Adventure

My husband and I treasure our spontaneous road trips. Fishing, picnics, trips to the lakes, and mountains, all on a moment’s notice. I’m a big planner and list maker, so spontaneous trips are a big deal for me. Grab and go…. no list! Just throw some things in the car and hit the road. This can on occasion send me into a bit of a spin. I value our time together and any opportunity to make memories so I just go with the flow.
A recent spontaneous fishing trip soon became an adventure when we found ourselves driving along a winding road through a migratory bird refuge. We were excited about the prospect of seeing some unusual birds. Unfortunately, the birds were scarce. The 93 ˚ heat of the day most likely kept them in the cool underbrush and marshes. The muddy Bear River was overflowing with what I can only describe as mutant carp. Hundreds of them swimming together and fighting the current as they moved up the muddy river.

We did manage to see a few birds and to make a few friends .

Remember, life is full of adventures. Some we make for ourselves, and others we find ourselves in. No matter how the adventure begins, enjoy it, make memories, take lots of photos, leave the lists behind and laugh as often as you can.

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The Wishing Fountain

A weekend trip to the country brought me to a park with a wishing fountain. I looked into the blue water and was pleasantly surprised to see so many coins, most of them quarters. With gasoline still sky high and food prices as high as ever, it was nice to see that people will still take time to make a wish. Of course wishes used to only cost a penny. I’ve always been a bit superstitious; I will avoid walking under ladders (that just makes sense anyway). I always throw salt over my shoulder when I spill it.Sometimes over both, better safe than sorry I always say. There are a few others too, wishing on a star and coins in the fountain are two more that I believe in.

I foraged through the black abyss I call a purse and hunted for loose coins. Several empty gum wrappers, expired coupons, and a lipstick I thought I’d lost; all came out in one scoop. There buried among the wrappers I found it, one shiny quarter! I sat down on the edge of the fountain and began to contemplate this possibly life changing wish I was about to make. What shall I wish for? I ran through all of the top twenty favorites; world peace, health and happiness, feed the hungry, help the poor, stop wars, and so on. You see, I take the whole wish process very seriously. After reaching my decision I tossed the coin over my shoulder and it landed with a plop among the others in the fountain.

What did I wish for? I’ll never tell. I hope you'll never stop wishing. Just remember, be careful what you wish for, you may surely get it!

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