Unexpectedly Orange

Wednesday evening, After a long, arduous day, I joined the throngs of traffic on route 128, heading for home. I was soul-weary and contemplative. The sun was setting; my mind was everywhere and nowhere as I neared the Blue Hills.

Suddenly The yellow-gold light of sunset surrounded by the blue haze of the late day sky changed. In an instant the thick, puffy clouds overhead blazed with a brilliant orange, more Autumnal than summer, changing the hue and complexion of everything around me. The road ahead looked as if it was a movie shot with an orange lens. I had never seen anything like it.

"Wow. An orange-colored sky'", I mused to myself.

Suddenly I was grinning from ear-to-ear.

The song "Orange-Colored Sky" by Natalie Cole was one of Jenna's favorites as a child. She would sing it loud and often in the car with me. In fact, it is a staple on her I-Pod even today.

I could not help but appreciate the fact that the sky over my head - an orange colored sky - took place both on her birthday and right when I needed it most.