Widing Wacky Wednesday Woads

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Riding the wacky roads of Richmond on Wednesday was an interesting day.

Trash day in the fan. But more than that was the mobile machines. Lights on and moving in the early morning. Moving when they don't normally roam.

The temperature is 21 degrees, but the movement and the sunshine keeps the body warm.

Not too bad going east and a hot shower, but in the afternoon...

Lots of traffic. As the sunsets and the sky grows gray, the red tail lights whiz pass in abandon. The thoughts of the drivers examine to track the process of leaving work and racing home down a two lane narrow road. Past the Police headquarters which was a social office for a friend of mine in times past.

Finally up to VCU and the road is blocked. Yet again, the city is digging up the road about the street and I must decide where to go. Which direction?

Up Franklin Street the wrong way, against headlights. Weaving around open doors and zombies walking cross the street.

Then pause, but the zombies gather and offer no passage.

So the break in action, and onward, up Franklin against the traffic.

Finally a cross to West Avenue, even followed by another mobile machine,

Avoid the exhaust, then turn left and past more machines who can not find there direction. Perhaps they are turning?

Up familiar road, but still not comfortable. More open doors, stopped doors, swerving cars, and cross traffic.

Recycle trucks growl around my path and I can not avoid them. Pizza delivery cars squeal then stop and doors open.

After several detours and paths less traveled, home looks warm and welcoming.

But now it is time to go to the store before the cold.

And that's the way of just another life.

and an email that pops the balloon, just another life.