It was a day unlike any other, a day that would live in the minds of all who remembered it with a smile of fondness as they recalled the day that, well, nothing was the same. Now, in the life of Lulu, things were used to being different & strange but none so unordinary as today. It was so completely unexpected that even as the sun rose on that Tuesday morning to bring its warm glow upon the face of our little Lulu, something was not right.
I think it was the bright green that first startled this little child. Not that green is a bad color, it was simply the fact that she was so used to feeling the warm orange glow on her face as it crept through the crack on her wall & splashed against her cheek. & today it was missing, for you see, a green glow is just not as warm. It had more of a playful rambunctious feel to it.
It was at this particular moment that Lulu realized this Tuesday was going to be different. It was a day that did not come around very often & she was going to make the most of it. Carefully Lulu opened the shades & gazed out to the world beyond. It took a moment but as soon as her eyes adjusted she realized that she was awash with color & the world that she once knew was transformed into a beautiful sea of wonder that she had only dreamt about.
Green sunshine reflecting onto a shade of blue grass filled with little sparkling number 3’s dancing in the field below. This was not the only thing that caught her attention. For as she watched the sun began to change & the moon came out from underneath it to take part in this color masquerade. It was such a sight that our little Lulu was rendered completely speechless as she saw the moon glow in a vibrant array of gold’s & silvers. Each highlighted with streams of lavender ribbon.
Fascinated & filled with the sense of pending adventure, Lulu began to climb out her window, soon realizing that her house was no longer there. It had somehow been transformed into a large African tree, with branches outstretching in all directions. Branches beckoning her to come and follow their path, to see where they would take her & to see what she would find. Startled at first Lulu clung to the side of her window, still unsure if this day that was so different was to turn out for the good or not. But as she watched the colors of the sun & moon continue to change from blues & greens into a bright cherry red with little auburn streaks she decided that the adventure must continue, & off she went. With the wind in her hair & a smile on her face down a path towards what could only be describe as an adventure.
Not knowing where she was headed nor even what to expect, all she knew was that this was a day so unlike any other that it had to be taken, it had to be explored. The choice was hers & glancing back for one last look towards her open window, she began following a road out into the great unknown with only a hope and a dream to guide her.
For you never know what a simple, slow, unexpected, lonely Tuesday will have to offer when life is full of the extra ordinary masked by the ordinary...
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