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The weather forecasts were right. It really was great outside all weekend. Wow, just gorgeous. It was sunny. It was dry. There was no humidity at all. I put my car’s convertible top down every chance I got, tooling up A1A on Saturday night and back down on Sunday morning and bopping all around town the rest of the time. I got to the big Las Olas Art Fair, as planned, and enjoyed it a lot. There was a whole circus of impressively large, delightful metal sculptures by someone named Prescott – I never did get the details. But an entire intersection was taken up with these pieces, which were in the shape of both wild and domestic animals. I thought these would make a great permanent outdoor exhibit somewhere around Fort Lauderdale.
In the process of enjoying the weather, I happened into Colee Hammock Park along the New River early Saturday evening before heading to a friend’s home. The sunlight still was sifting in through the trees, offering a warm golden glow to this pretty little park. I found the only empty bench and sat down, noticing how many folks were scattered here and there, most of them just quietly watching the river.
Then I saw two women sitting across the park with a cooler in front of them. They were middle-aged ladies, I’d guess in their early 50s anyway, and not exactly the trendy or stylish type. They looked like what they each probably were – someone’s mother and likely someone’s grandmother too. But what they held in their hands caught my eye: both of them had a martini glass, filled with some kind of evening cocktail. This may have been non-alcoholic for all I know. But there was something about their relaxed pleasure in the moment, savoring a beautiful evening together, that I found charming. They just sat unobtrusively, sipping their drinks and chatting and smiling. At one point, they asked a stranger to take a photo of the two of them on the bench, cocktail glasses raised. Then they refilled their glasses and continued to soak up the lovely fresh air. As I left the park, I looked toward them again but I’m not sure they ever noticed me. They seemed entirely wrapped up in their own gentle sunset world by the river – and a very pretty place it was, from what I could see.
In the process of enjoying the weather, I happened into Colee Hammock Park along the New River early Saturday evening before heading to a friend’s home. The sunlight still was sifting in through the trees, offering a warm golden glow to this pretty little park. I found the only empty bench and sat down, noticing how many folks were scattered here and there, most of them just quietly watching the river.
Then I saw two women sitting across the park with a cooler in front of them. They were middle-aged ladies, I’d guess in their early 50s anyway, and not exactly the trendy or stylish type. They looked like what they each probably were – someone’s mother and likely someone’s grandmother too. But what they held in their hands caught my eye: both of them had a martini glass, filled with some kind of evening cocktail. This may have been non-alcoholic for all I know. But there was something about their relaxed pleasure in the moment, savoring a beautiful evening together, that I found charming. They just sat unobtrusively, sipping their drinks and chatting and smiling. At one point, they asked a stranger to take a photo of the two of them on the bench, cocktail glasses raised. Then they refilled their glasses and continued to soak up the lovely fresh air. As I left the park, I looked toward them again but I’m not sure they ever noticed me. They seemed entirely wrapped up in their own gentle sunset world by the river – and a very pretty place it was, from what I could see.
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