This photo is blurry, as it is taken out the window of a moving vehicle along State Route 80 as my husband drives us across the open desert from Bisbee to Tucson.
I have a strong affinity for riding in the car on a summer night. It reminds me of family, it reminds me of safety, and it reminds me of happiness. I am genuinely happy in a car at night. Ask my mother; as a baby I wouldn’t sleep until Mom and Dad drove me around the night lit streets in their Volkswagen in 1968.
I’ve written about riding around in the back seat of Dad’s ‘71 Chevelle Heavy Chevy when I was kid.
It’s still so awesome to me.
The night sky over a darkened desert on a summer night is a beauty I can not put into words. Breathtaking? It’s more than that. It makes my soul sing.
These are moments that remind me that it’s a beautiful thing to be alive, despite all the chaos in the world.
Find your happy moments and embrace them. It makes life worth living.
