friday ramble, the view on the road

i spend a lot of time in the car and have for years driving to and from various places my daughter has been. i was sitting in traffic on wednesday on the 60+mile round trip to pick her up and back to the clozaril blood draw. it's good to go get a blood test done where lab techs are kind, and know a person, thus my driving her once a month, it's worth it. anyway, i was intrigued that i had this view from the car window at a traffic light. what a glorious little traffic intersection flower garden! i thought how it was pleasant that i saw a window-framed monet of sort. so i took the photo with my cell phone. the view out that window has been a constant for so many years it's ridiculous. that day, i started a crock pot meat spaghetti sauce before i left in the morning. after 8 hours of slow cooking, it was culinary bliss. thick, with stew beef that broke tender into tiny bits, garlic, parsley, mushrooms and onion and a dash or two of pinot noir toward the end of cooking. this morning there was a shrieking bird over the yard and i went outside to investigate (very loud) and it was an eagle. very interesting and amazing too. strange, to be annoyed at a shrieking bird like an eagle...it's rare and i can't take that for granted. i've really been grateful for the wooded area i live. it's been a nice solace. as are the various gardens i find over the years, even on the road.