The Moment I Fell in Love....

Was beyond being  wooed by a kiss.  Beyond appreciating his kindness in fixing something for me,  beyond my joy in his laugh (which makes being around him lots of fun at times!).  It was when he unwittingly showed me how to appreciate the simplicity in dancing to a different drum...and I showed him something special to me.
Sept. 2010~

It was a calm, quiet dinner at Woody’s BBQ.  I loved my Carolina pulled pork and sweet potato.  He loved his salad, but not the stew.  When finished, he went outside for a smoke and I to the restroom.  I met him outside at the parking lot, where he was staring at a flock of geese standing in the middle of the parking lot.  They go to feed at the nearby pond.  I’ve at times had to dodge a duck while driving in that parking lot! 

“They’re Canadian Geese.”  He said.  “Canadian honkers.”  And yes, they were honking.

“They’re a long way from home,” I replied. 

“Yep.”  He had a smile on his face as he walked closer to them, reminding me of my little boy when he used to chase ducks.

“You gonna catch one?”  I asked, humored. 

“Yeah, there’s dinner,” he replied, jokingly.  He kept slowly moving his tall, lean frame closer, looking awed, while they collectively inched away.  A van drove through, carefully, while the ducks walked forward but not out of their way.  We both laughed at the van.  It was such a kid thing to do, I got a kick out of watching him. 

Then I realized we had a lot of time before our movie would start, so I suggested we take a drive.  I directed him to the park on

Mandarin Rd.

, and the boat landing right beside it.  We walked up on the dock, just in time to see the bright orange sun  slowly lower out of sight on the horizon.  “Good timing,” he said.  It was beautiful.  And then the sky was just blue with a bright orange- pink cast where the sun had been.  It was Sept. 18^th at 7:28 p.m.  The sun had just set, summer was slowly leaving us, and the sky was beautiful and the air was cooler, cool enough for a motorcycle ride that would wait until another day, and I was glad I took him there and shared with him this place, and this experience of sunset, that has touched me inside.  

(Sunset in St. Pete. )