Did you ever have a place that wasn't home but felt like it? A tree? A bench? That big rock in the corner of the yard? Just because of the memories, the moments, the feelings it holds, just to look at it.
This bridge is mine.
My entire childhood was spent on the other side. You can see the bridge from my bedroom window.
Across the canal and a short walk around the street.
On every boat ride, I can still hear my Pop Pop telling us to "Duck our heads" because the bridge was so low, and he would grab the trusses to guide the boat through, and I thought he was the bravest man on the planet. I still do.
See that spot on the center right? I used to sit there for hours as a teenager. Sometimes feet dangled, or criss-cross applesauce, and I just waited for the inevitable answer or tired myself out, whichever came first.
In the last two years, countless walks over this bridge doing the very same thing. Back and forth tiring myself out literally and figuratively running all the what will I dos over and over until life showed me the course.
In the summers I watched and yelled at my youngest and his friends for jumping off the bridge and into the water. It's dangerous; you'll get hurt!! What, are you crazy! However, deep down, it made my heart happy that they found joy in my magic spot.
This old bridge is unfortunately now gone, and a new sturdy one with a fence so kids can't jump; it's cement and doesn't have the character of MY bridge, but thankfully I photographed it. It will forever be part of my home.
I kept its magic 🎩 ✨️ 💛
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