I
took a wrong turn that morning, but it was a turn that ultimately proved itself
as a fortunate mistake. When I backed out of my driveway a light fog drifted
across the pasture across the road. The air was cooler at this time of day so I
hoped fog would fill the lower parts of the Shanty Hollow lake area. Twenty
minutes later as I approached the ‘Y’ in the road that would ultimately take me
toward Shanty Hollow, the fog became quite thick and instead of angling to the
left, I drove straight somehow missing the turn.
About
a half mile later I realized my mistake, but decided to continue on down this
less traveled road when I came across a medium sized pond that was covered with
a light blanket of fog. The sun was still several minutes from rising so I turned
around and pulled off on a side road and walked around to the side of the pond.
The air was perfectly still and what ambient light there was began to glow with
a solid aura that filled the sky and area with its color.
Over the next twenty
minutes, this aura changed in texture and color from deep lavender to pale blue
then back to a soft sunrise orange. The colors were perfectly captured on the
surface of the pond.
This wrong
turn proved itself a fortunate mistake that offered an amazing moment of light
that stood apart as one of the most unique I’ve ever experienced. Once again a
moment displayed itself with the flavor and melody that so typifies what a
Kentucky Morning can offer.
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