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wordless wednesday - looking back

April 20, 2022 Arlene Giddings

Not a true wordless wednesday
as you are now reading
words
but I just wanted to say
that I have been planning
an off island adventure
again for this summer
and that made me think about
last summer’s first ever solo adventure
and how frigging fun that was
and so I thought I would share
some of the photos
from the trip to
Hopewell Rocks, Cape Enrage
and, oddly enough, Truro…
(I tend to operate without a map
or a plan…)

I can’t WAIT to do this again.
If you have any suggestions on
where a girl who doesn’t like
a lot of traffic and crazy intersections
but does like nature
and trains and rabbits and deer
and breathtaking views
should go, let me know!!! :)

Ok….this really isn’t going to be wordless.
I have to say that when I look at these photos,
they take me right back to that moment.

I had gotten to the place that I was going to stay at
and I was full of nervousness and doubt and fear
and anxiety…wondering if I should have done this,
wondering if I should just go home.

I checked into the Inn…and then I went for a drive…
a random drive…that took me down this little hilly road
and I saw cows.
And I felt like I was home. Safe.
I recognized this. I felt calmer.
I could do this.
I could just explore THIS area
just like I explore at home…

This was the moment.
The shift.
The second I realized
hold on….this is fun!
Instead of anxiety,
I felt exhilaration.
Instead of fear,
I felt curious.

And then I found a restaurant that
served chicken fingers & the waitress
teased me about my salt consumption
and I ran out in the street to shoot a rainbow
and felt like I was at home again.
♥

In wordless wednesday, solo adventures Tags solo adventure, chicken fingers, rainbow, cows, anxiety
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2 truths on a tuesday...

August 28, 2018 Arlene Giddings

truth #1

this...well....this is the best sundae i had all summer.
this one wins.

and truth #2...

these cows kind of freaked me out.

at first, i was like
oh look!
cows!
and i pulled over on side of the dirt road
to take some photos of them

and then, they noticed me...
they started
looking
at me...

and then
they started walking towards me...
slowly
but steadily...
and all of them started doing
it once like
some kind of horde of zombie cows...

and i'm not gonna lie...

the truth is they
kinda freaked me out a bit.
:)

In 2018, island girl, tuesday truths Tags tuesday truth, truth on a tuesday, cows, rural, pei
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friday i'm in love...

August 10, 2018 Arlene Giddings

*  Driving down random dirt roads and finding a whole bunch of cows who seem to be as curious about the random girl with the camera and loud music as she was about them...

* I know nothing about football (or hockey...or baseball...or rugby...well...sports in general...)but this kid! I couldn't stop watching. 

* I so can't wait to see this!  :)

*  Fresh string beans...tomatoes...cucumbers...sigh.  All the things I love to put salt on.

*  I have been saying this all along.

*  Being home for this today...so weird, Mother Nature...pull it together.

*  Finding fantastic new Instagram accounts to follow as a result of #augustbreak

In #augustbreak2018, friday i'm in love Tags friday i'm in love, winnie the pooh, cows, pei
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