I was driving on a highway recently and going along with traffic that may or may not have been travelling over the designated speed limit. All of the sudden I saw a cop car in the grassy median pointed at the oncoming traffic (me!). After I passed by I checked the mirror and sure enough the officer u-turned and came up quickly, lights flickering.

I can’t describe the feeling accurately except to say the nerves and ache of the upcoming encounter started in my brain and honest to goodness the warmth of this panic was felt all the way down to my legs. Literally, I felt a warm sensation in my shins at the thought of getting pulled over.

I moved over one lane to prepare for the shoulder of the highway and much to my full body relief, the cop went past me and just kept going. As literal as the warm feeling was that moved from the top of my head down to my ankles, the relief was just as real. I felt like dancing.

Have you had an experience like this? I guess I’d call it guilt washing over like an ocean wave, but then followed up by the cool refreshing shower after a dip in the ocean.

-Out of the Wilderness

As I said yesterday, here are more photos from the beach week I spent with family in north Florida. All of us have so much fun at the beach whether it’s playing with dogs, water sports, or just playing in a nearby pool. Oh, also there was karaoke by me and my sister. She performed “Sweet Caroline” to chants of an encore and I performed “9 to 5” on a level Dolly would sure approve of. 😉

-Out of the Wilderness

I just had to make a second post of some of north Florida’s coastal beauties because I didn’t want them to get lost in one single post. So take a look at the previous post here and then follow up with these photos taken near Alligator Point, Florida. As always, thanks for stopping by! Also, be sure to check back soon for another post featuring breathtaking images of dolphins at play. Well, the dolphins do all the breath-taking, I just happen to catch them on camera!

-Out of the Wilderness