Friday,
July 1st, 2016
Princeton,
Illinois
Down
the 6 and the 26
Well,
the Midwest is what I thought it would be-- fields of corn with intermittent
crops of soya beans. It has a relatively
optimistic feel here. Homes and barns
are people’s pride and joy. Towns are
quaint. Cities are small, to the
exclusion of Chicago.
As
for this morning, somebody out there is letting others know about the
walk. In a shady-treed area, along Route
26, a fellow pulled over his vehicle ahead of me. Parking was tight and I imagine he was in a
hurry. He walked across the road some
distance, held a bottle of water in the air indicating, “This is for you,” and
proceeded to place it on a road guard for me to see. He then crossed the road back to his car and
went on his merry way.
Nice!
While
trekking with Gopal, we passed by a home at the precinct of Princeton. An elderly couple, enjoying the lawn-chair
mood in their front yard on this fine summer afternoon, waved to us passers-by. The woman said something that was inaudible. I wished them a happy, upcoming July the 4th. To this she responded, “And today is Canada
Day!”
The
two nations, the U.S. and Canada, have enjoyed a long-standing, congenial
relationship. Let it be known that their
birthdays are only three days apart.
Perhaps there’s some kind of soul connection.
May
the Source be with you!
20
miles
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