matchy matchy

this week i was struck by how all the orange school buses perfectly match the roadside flora. where i live, most kids attend public schools. so there are lots of orange school buses on the road from 7 AM to 5 PM–first the elementary kids, then the middle schoolers, then the high schoolers, and finally the after-school activity buses. i love seeing school buses on the road. perhaps it’s nostalgia. but more than that, it brings parents and kids outside for a bit each day while they wait for the pick-up or drop-off. its makes our otherwise sleepy suburban community feel more vital and alive. the energy of school-age kids is contagious. i smile seeing them running from the bus with friends, their backpacks bouncing up and down on their backs. if i squint into the afternoon golden sun, i see orangey-yellow schools busses slowly making their way down golden-orangey-yellow lined roads. it’s all so harmonious and warm.

black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta)