PHOTO PROMPT © CEAyr
As he looked out the window, he was reminded of the warm Autumn days, with rainbow leaves and calm waters. He remembered the ponds mirroring the skies and the trees, showing off their robust fall colors, and how the cool breeze rustled the leaves as they fell to the ground.
But those were dreams. Today is much different; the calm waters in front of his window are not the ponds of his dreams, rather puddles left by Hurricane Matthew, as the waters washed out his town. Miraculously, he was still able to find beauty among the ruins.
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My kind of guy…
Finding beauty in ruins is definitely a gift. Great story 🙂
thanks for reading
Dear Ted,
A rare person and a timely story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Very topical take on the prompt, and nicely told.
😀
Hope all is well and your village is not in ruins,
From a fellow Floridian, Randy
Thanks, but I am not from Florida. I am from Newfoundland, Canada. Hopefully you are still doing well after the storm. Thanks for reading…
it’s not nice to fool mother nature – or a Floridian!
Got me. LOL.
Randy
Very topical! Well written.
rainbow leaves Wow! what a great way to describe fall colors.