Unexpected Wonders

Wandering through Treviso, Italy you stumble upon a stone bridge. The bridge, you think, is just an ordinary bridge with narrow sidewalks that allow people to pass over a river. Looking more closely, you notice the water. The water makes you stop and stare because you have never seen water that is turquoise and cloudy. Then you hear someone say, “This water is from an glacier that melted two days ago.” You look again at the water and see the current and how fast it moves and wonder where it will be in a few days. As you keep staring a light breeze hits your nose and you notice the smell. Oh the smell! It is something you have never experienced before. You take a deep breath of air and slowly release it trying to savor every nuance. It’s hard for you to place the scent, but it will stay in your memory forever.

Continuing through the streets you come across another stone bridge and river. This one is different because you notice elegant ivory birds ruffling their feathers. You move closer to the birds and suddenly realize they are wild swans. Startled by this, you just stand there staring in awe, because the only time you have seen swans is in the zoo. Standing a few moments longer, you hear a tired and annoyed voice saying, “Are we done looking a the birds yet?”