River Holiday

This weekend I stayed at a friend's parents' house near Vero Beach. We arrived in late afternoon and spent the evening fishing and watching the sun go down over the Indian River from the dock in back of the house.




The next day we went to the beach. We took a two-hour walk and picked up interesting shells and rocks.


As I drove home Sunday, I entered a terrible storm.


Up ahead was smooth sailing though. When I got on the turnpike, this was the contradiction I saw: