Friday, December 13, 2024

Vive le Vent (Weekend Street/Reflections # 203)


 Dijon, France

There was only a slight breeze when I took this picture, but it reminded me of something that happened a long time ago. On a very windy day when I was 4 or 5 years old my mother took me to see Santa Claus at Fashion Island (a local shopping mall). Afterward, as we walked to the car, a gust of wind knocked a huge Christmas ball off the side of a building and it started rolling quickly toward us. We were holding hands but I broke free and ran and hid behind a parked car. My mother wasn't so lucky. I watched as the ball chased her through the parking lot. She was very upset but thankfully uninjured. Strangely it didn't scare me at the time and afterward I thought it was funny. It took my mother a lot more time to find the humor in it. 😄

                                     Have a great weekend!

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3 comments:

Amy said...

I like the red Christmas decoration. I can see why your mum was scared, personally I would probably laugh if it happened to me.

merlecolibri said...

jolie déco de noël en lien avec des souvenirs !

Linda said...

Now THAT would’ve made a great photo! LOL

This one’s good too. I like the bright red.