My husband is able to work outside the house during COVID19. He is a landscaper and can work independently without venturing near others. Since we cohabitate, we thought I’d get out of the house and help him out a little. An adventure…out of the house…freedom….air on my face…the warmth of the sun on my back….working as a team….in Mother Earth….ah….
We were moving along nicely around a client’s pool- trimming tall grasses raking and hauling them to the back of his truck. It felt great to be outside! I had planned to work on some properties this summer, so we had recently purchased some light equipment that I could use. I was excited to use my new leaf blower to get the remnants of the grasses away from the pool.
I whipped it out, started blowing and was having a great time, waving that wand around with a goofy grin on my face. Before I knew it, I felt myself tipping backward and an image flashed in my mind – Tinkerbell – waving her magic wand of fairy dust and tumbling in the air. That was me as I stepped backward into the pool, wand and all.
I quickly stood up, looked over my shoulder at my husband’s shocked face as he looked around a plant. I yelled, “Sorry,” popped back up and started blowing grass again, soaked from collarbone to toe.
I still had that goofy grin on my face as I finished my work, with the warm sun on my wet back and warm air drying my dripping face. It was as if my magic wand had sprinkled its own fairy dust! Who would’ve thought I’d be taking a swim in 50 degree weather at the beginning of April in Rhode Island! The surprise of the adventure, seen through fairy dust, kept a smile on my face all day long!
