My housemate and I went for a leisure walk this afternoon. We have enjoyed the sunshine and saw many adorable kangaroos along our way to the city centre (Figure 1).
Figure 1 Adorable kangaroos along our pathway!
We have admired the nice blue sky with fluffy white clouds and the calm and peaceful lake. And I caught sight of so many animals, including seagulls, magpies, ducks, giant lizards resting on a rock with its same colour.
After chilling out by the lake side, we decided to walk back. We were a bit hungry when we were walking, and started chatting about what to do for dinner. We saw beautiful clouds and crowds of kangaroos along the way (Figure 2).
Figure 2 Lake Burley Griffin
Then the sky started to darken.
It was early for sunset, I thought.
Or perhaps the thick clouds signalled some rains tomorrow (Figure 3).
Figure 3 Beautiful clouds
Then gradually a drop of rain fell on us. Then two drops. Then heavy rain.
Winds started to roar, and trees were shaken, and we were about to enter the bush.
We were wet.
Lightning seemed to be the next natural step, so we run back to the main road, to stay away from trees.
I started to panic, we were in the middle of no where and were not next to any bus stops.
But she was calm, and warned me not to get into any people’s vehicles even if they offered a ride, for safety reasons.
So I followed her lead on the road, kept prayers in my heart to calm down myself.
And we walked faster and faster, and got wetter and wetter.
Thanks to her excellent direction sense and Google maps, we finally made our way back.
It was the second time when I felt lost in the nature. The first time was in Medjugorje, when the sun was setting and I lost my way. But this time the sun was also setting and I was caught by adverse weather. Glad that I have companion with me, and she has been calming me down along the way. I guess I was panicked because I could not recognise the directions along the way, and the adverse weather just scared me.
But I knew so well that I have to keep going and not let that fear overwhelmed me.
Prayers have been calming me down in both situations, thanks God.
Path of the day
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