Yay! Five
Minute Friday is back. I have
missed this writing prompt
exercise, missed gathering with this flash mob of writers in all its
glory. So grateful to Lisa-Jo for
hosting all this goodness!
So here goes my first Five-Minute Friday of 2013:
Opportunity
Today I took the opportunity to show my 12-year old son,
Stephen, one of my favorite places on earth: the Public Garden in Boston. We are here accompanying my husband
on a business trip. After an
enjoyable afternoon at Harvard, we took the subway (known here as the “T”) to
Park Station and emerged onto the cold, bustling sidewalk.
Having been here twice before, I knew to head through the
Commons to get to the Public Garden.
We walked by the Frog Pond and watched the ice skaters. Then we continued along the path to
Charles St., crossed over, and there we were: Boston Public Garden.
Memorial Day weekend in May of 2007 I came to Boston for the
first time with my husband on a similar business trip. On that trip, I fell in love with the
middle-of-the- city beauty of the Public Garden, and I spent as much time there
as I could, eating lunch on a bench in the shade, reading a book or
journaling.
True joy is one of the most amazing gifts we get from our Heavenly Father.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the beautiful description. I have never been to Boston, but, IF I ever do, I hope to visit the garden in the middle.
Thanks for visiting, Jessica! May this new year prove to be a joyful one for you and your family!
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