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Red Heart Balloon

4/9/2013

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    The day and I were at odds. The weather was gorgeous - the first seriously warm day in a slow-arriving spring - but I was grumpy and feeling like a drudge. I knew I needed some attitude adjustment, so I mixed a cocktail and took it to the roof.
    Ah, much better. Five floors above the Bottom, I took in the neighborhood activities: a CSX train clacking along, plywood progress at the building-to-be across the street, helicopters whapping to and from the medical center.
    Then I noticed the balloon, heart-shaped Mylar with a tail that had once tethered it somewhere. It was probably an escapee from one of the signs that our local apartment management companies use to entice renters.
    I watched as the balloon wafted along, sailing higher as it moved northeastward with the spring wind. At first I wondered where it would go down, thinking about the danger balloon litter poses to wildlife. Then I wondered if a balloon could cause any harm if it encountered the rotors of a helicopter.
    Heavens, Jody! I scolded myself for concentrating on the worries rather than the flight. Yes, eventually this balloon would become ugly litter, maybe even dangerous, but for the moment it was a pretty red heart bouncing in front of my eyes.
    I watched it until it became a speck indistinguishable from the floaters in my eyes. Despite my worried resistance, the red heart balloon managed to remind me of sometimes simply enjoying the moment.
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    This blog by Jody Rathgeb existed, on and off, from 2012 to 2020, changing focus  several times over the years. Its last iteration, with a focus on island living, was also posted on Facebook as Beyond the Parrot Paradise.

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