My Instead: My girlfriend Annette and I took turns riding on the running board of her truck.
Our Sunday started out
slow for Annette and me. Always coffee in the sunroom and fun conversation for
breakfast. Later we tackled some chores in her yard which had become my passion.
In the early evening, we paid a visit to her neighbor Mary to help get her stuck
lawnmower unstuck. While in this part of the countryside, I discovered some
great subjects for my photographer’s eye. I was in 7th heaven taking
shot after shot.
When we were ready to
leave, Mary asked us if we would take two old tires back to her lake so they
could help prevent erosion. As Annette and I were driving through Mary’s field
back to the driveway from the lake, I said “Stop”. She
immediately figured I had something going on in this overactive brain of mine...time for my “instead” of the day. I got out of the truck,
stepped onto the runner, grabbed the top of the seatbelt with my left hand and
the “oh sh*t” bar with my right. After taking my picture, Annette knew what her
role was next. She got back behind the wheel and gave me my runner
ride through the field, down Mary’s driveway, and right onto the country road.
There were some young people on the side of the road watching and I yelled
playfully “Do not try this at home!” The youngster of the group laughed and
yelled back “I’ve done that already!” We both laughed.
Then it was Annette’s
turn. I got behind the wheel and she traded positions with me on the runner.
God love her…Annette is no resident of the “wild side” and was already doling
out speed limit instructions to her pilot. I made one sharp turn like we were “ridin’
on rails”…or so Annette thought. She was holding on for dear life, as
instructed by me! We were safe (for the most part) and it was a fun and freeing
adventure…simple.
Why should kids have all
the fun?
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