The Unthinkable...

Did you ever have dreams about going to school without your backpack? This nightmare had followed me for years until long after college... I remember every time waking up from the nightmare, I felt that the event was so unthinkable that it would never happen to me in real life.

Well, the unthinkable did happen to me this morning, in real life!!

I was dragged out of bed by the alarm clock at 6am.  I planned to go take some special photos of the red maple leaves.  The place was about 35 miles away from my home. I rushed through everything and got into the car... When I arrived at the location, I realized that I forgot my camera bags -- two of them, carefully packed and put by the doorway last night.

Wow, can you imagine that?  For a few seconds, I really didn't know what to do -- Do I go home to get the camera bags?  Do I even have time to come back to catch the first light??  Should I just forget about the whole thing???  

What should I do???  Wait, didn't I just learn to accept imperfection?  With that, I pulled out my iPhone and snapped 1 shot -- just to record the first sunlight shining through the fall leaves. 

Not perfect, but it captures the sentiment... 

Hoffman Estates, IL

October 24, 2020