#272 - U is for Ubiquitous

I've seen a lot of amazing and wonderful sights and sites during my travels...

And, today, while thinking of my "U" word for the Challenge,

I thought about ubiquitous which means

"existing or being everywhere at the same time."

 Which made me think of God.

Now, I am not a "wear my God on my sleeve" kind of person.

I have faith.  I pray.  And, I thank God every time I arrive

safely to another travel destination.

I also thank God for allowing me the time and resources

to be able to travel and see so much of His creation.

And, I do feel His presence as everywhere when I stand

at the top of a rise or on the edge of the beach or simply

when I experience the joy of my DH or dogs as we travel 

and explore together...

My simple prayer for travel is always:

Keep us, guide us, hold us,

bring us safely home.

And, it doesn't matter whether Home is back in Ferndale

or up in Heaven, I just pray for safe passage with no fear.

Cause I already feel as though I've seen a little bit

of Heaven on Earth... 

As long as there are rivers and mountains and beaches to enjoy...

You'll find me there...

MyPod Birthday Shuffle IV - Day 26 - Lucky

Today I accomplished one of those bucket list items:

Fly fishing in Montana.

And so, I cheated on my shuffle because I picked the song

"Lucky" by Jason Mraz because I was lucky and caught 2 fish...

This is the first one:

And this is the "one that got away..."

Yeah, he's out there somewhere as he

flipped right off the line just as my guide was

about to scoop him up in the net.

And, he was a biggin'

I kept my Uncle Ruben in my thoughts throughout the day.

Two years ago during my birthday shuffle

I wrote about him and how we used to

go fishing together...

He would have loved today,

and I would have loved to have had him

with me...

MyPod Birthday Shuffle IV - Day 25 - We're All Alone

 

I wrote yesterday about my love affair with love songs which started about the time I was transitioning from 8th grade to high school.  Although this song was first released in 1977, I don't remember it before this time.  What I do remember most are the haunting lyrics: 

"Close the window calm the light
And it will be all right
No need to bother now
Let it out let it all begin
All's forgotten now
We're all alone.. all alone"

I think one of my first short stories came after I heard this song.  Remember, I was in 8th grade when I wrote it.  It was about a girl who falls in love with a boy after coming out to visit her uncle in California.  She's on the beach walking his dog, and she meets the boy on the beach.  But, it's a summer love and soon she has to leave to go back to the East Coast where she is from.  This is the song that is playing as they take a final drive along PCH in Malibu at sunset just before she leaves.  

I don't know that I ever finished that story, but I might have.  I have to go see if I can find it in one of the boxes of writing notebooks I got from my mom's house.  Maybe a few more days here in Montana, and I'll be inspired to complete it...!

MyPod Birthday Shuffle IV - Day 24 - Key Largo

It's funny to be writing about Florida when I'm

vacationing here in Montana.

But, that's the song that came up today in the shuffle.

"Key Largo" by Bertie Higgins

came out in 1981.

It was a one-hit wonder for Higgins,

but I mostly remember it as a love song

which hit just about the time I was starting high school.

I didn't have a boyfriend at that point,

but my attachment to love songs

started about that time.

Besides, who doesn't love a song

which references two great Bogart movies?

"Casablanca" and "Key Largo."

MyPod Birthday Shuffle IV - Day 22 - Fly Like an Eagle

I cheated a little again today.

"Fly Like an Eagle" originally came out in 1976

and was played by the Steve Miller Band.

I have the Neville Brothers 1996 version which I downloaded

specifically for this video of my husband hang gliding:

I have a number of songs like this.
Just needed the right song, and I didn't have it
so I downloaded it.
I don't mind when it comes around.

I thought of it today because I saw two bald eagles
on our trip through Idaho and into Montana.
I couldn't get any pics of them because it was from the road,
but I did get this pic of one of the sculptures in
Libby, Montana.

You know, when you take the road less traveled,
sometimes you see the most amazing things...