Slice of Life: A Delightful Sunday Sighting

I join my fellow bloggers in "serving up a slice"

to the Tuesday Slice of Life (SOL) community.

Thanks to Stacey, Betsy, Beth, Kathleen,
Deb, Melanie, Lanny, and Kelsey

 for hosting this meeting place each Tuesday

and nurturing our writing lives.

Lance and I landed in the garage at the same time. This is highly unusual since I usually lag behind him which often prompts Imi to comment to Lance, "Mona's late again." 

As he headed back into the house, he called out, "Go ahead." That little something that he forgot brought a Sunday serendipity my way.

I turned the corner onto 78th street and headed up the hill toward 40th. Something moving on the left side of the road caught my eye. My head swiveled, my foot came off the accelerator, and I stopped in the middle of the road. There was a deer in the tiny front yard. The greenery on the side of the house parted and a protective mama emerged from the undergrowth. 

With frequent checks in my rearview mirror for other vehicles, I inched forward, ascending the hill slowly with the two of them. Soon there was a car behind me, but I was relieved to see that they had also noticed the deer and were content to move slowly up the hill too. Then I saw Lance's car in my rearview mirror. I continued my slow creep up the hill hoping that Lance might see the mother and child that had slowed our progress. All too soon, the deer ducked into the foliage of the next yard. 

I continued my short drive to church, filled with gratitude and delight (my OLW) for this Sunday morning serendipity. And yes, Lance saw them too!