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So.
I’m en route to Washington, D-C. My beautiful aunt is turning 90 years young, and my mom, who’s flying in from Mexico, and I have schemed to rendezvous at Dulles International Airport and make our way over to her home as a surprise. Her kids are in on the plan. How lovely is this!
Except for…
My flight is cancelled. And, I’m in a hotel for the evening. My mom will do the surprising on her own. Which is still lovely! And, I will be able to catch a flight the next morning and be there in time for the party that starts that afternoon. All will still be wonderful!
So, what’s a girl to do when unexpectedly overnighting at an airport hotel. Well, I had a great meal, a gorgeous glass of wine, with which I toasted my Aunt, and then, I took a few photographs.
My room, as is so often the case at airport hotels, did not have the best view. For the most part, it overlooked a parking lot, although if you turned your head just so, you could see quite a nice pool!
Now, I’m not complaining. I was happy to have a very comfortable room and a great meal. Just sayin’ the view – not the best. But, in a good way, because it required that I stretch myself in capturing an image worth keeping.
And, the one above, looking through the gauze curtains at a dusky sky, catching just the top of the tree – beside the parking lot. This was my reward! Finding this shot. It’s summery and soft, and dreamy and light. And, it was such fun finding it. A lovely interlude on the way to a beautiful occasion – for my Aunt Terry. Turning 90. A truly beautiful person.
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Joining up with Brenda Gottsabend and the wonderful Third Thursday Challenge. Tap the button below and head on over for a look at some amazing photography. Cheers!
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Bravo to you for finding some beauty even while stranded in your room! Actually, I quite like this image, that gauzy layer partly obscuring the view outside. Enjoy the rest of your visit with family!
Oh, Juli – I LOVE this – for the wonderfully dreamy, gauzy effect and that gorgeous almost-turquoise sky. But what really struck me was your story – and how you were able to create something from virtually nothing. That through the limitations placed on you by circumstance, you were able to stretch into the moment and find beauty. What an inspiration to us all – that it is there waiting for us, if we only take the time to really see. Thank you for participating in this month’s Third Thursday Challenge!
(And Happy Birthday to your aunt!)
This is a beautiful photograph, Juli, and the story behind it, equally so.
Travel safe, my friend, and a very Happy Birthday to your aunt.