Well to answer the question in the title, I do. That windy day still has a few more hours to run as I write this but it’ll soon be over. Why is today worth remembering? Did anything happen out of the ordinary? No it didn’t. Everything that happened today was very ordinary. In fact, it was so ordinary, it was nice.
Today was a day off work for me. Like any day off, plans are made and we spend all the free time in our heads even before we even do anything. I had a few small jobs to do and I did them. Then I made a coffee and looked out the window. The weather forecast was right. Strong winds with heavy showers. In between the showers, the sun came out, if only for a brief amount of time. It’s amazing how fast the time passes when you just watch the world go by. So many different coloured autumn leaves blowing around setting an almost perfect autumn scene. I watched a few people walk by struggling to hold umbrellas and some other people walking their dogs. From one of my upstairs windows I have a great view of 3 different streets and an entrance to a park area. It’s a great vantage point to be nosy! Actually I’m not a nosy person. I don’t really have an interest in what my neighbours are up to but I do like to let my mind wonder and ask myself “how did these people get to this point in life?” “What choices did they make?” These thoughts peaked when I watched an older lady, maybe in her 60’s, carrying 2 shopping bags back to her home. She passed a much younger guy, maybe in his late 20’s who was delivering menu’s from a local take away restaurant. For these two people, this day will probably pass without much thought or care but they both have life stories. I find that fascinating for some reason.
It was nice to have a day off and even though some would class these weather conditions as horrible, they fitted the scene perfectly. The next time you have a day off with some spare time, just look outside and let the mind wonder.
The life and times of JB 