Curved, supported

I took this photo on July 25, 2009, through the Yellow Line MAX Light Rail window, riding south on Interstate Avenue. That's the Fremont Bridge, a steel-tied arch bridge, and some of its western ramps, plus the supports. I love to look at this beautiful bridge from any angle.

Today this photos speaks to me of life's path, the curves we take when circumstances change, yet these curves don't take us off our path because we have the support of what we've learned from the life that has gone before.

Winter Opposites - No. 4, a shocking development

While out and about on a sunny August 30, 2008, I came upon this scene. My best guess is that the woman was driving east on SW Salmon between SW 12th and SW 11th when her car caught fire. She pulled into the parking lot, called 911, then called the man who arrived in the vehicle on the left edge of the photo. As you can tell, the fire's been taken care of by the fire fighters, and she's being taken care of by the man. I like the thought of the comfort he appears to be giving her as they stand there, surely she's still in shock at this huge change in her life.