{"id":1364,"date":"2014-03-09T08:46:19","date_gmt":"2014-03-09T13:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/?p=1364"},"modified":"2015-12-01T08:58:54","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T13:58:54","slug":"when-the-universe-speaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/when-the-universe-speaks\/","title":{"rendered":"When the universe speaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever have one of those days? \u00a0You know, the kind where things just don&#8217;t fall into place. \u00a0Some refer to them as Monday&#8217;s, but those types of things can happen most any day. \u00a0It just so happens that my last instance happened on a Monday. \u00a0I walked through my normal morning routine per usual and then headed out the door. \u00a0It wasn&#8217;t until I was a few miles out-of-town that I noticed I didn&#8217;t have my phone&#8230;that electronic device the keeps you connected to your immediate outside world and beyond. \u00a0I wasn&#8217;t that far from away so I turned around and made haste for home. \u00a0Yep, there it was on the nightstand right where I let it. \u00a0Alright, now I can head out and get back on my way to work. \/\/30 minutes behind schedule\/\/<\/p>\n<p>I was driving along as I normally do; thinking over what\u00a0I needed to do that day in my head. \u00a0I was right about at the halfway point of my commute when Cyndie called. \u00a0She asked me if I had seen her car keys. \u00a0I slipped my hand into my coat pocket and quickly realized what had happened. \u00a0We were out and about on Sunday and I was driving her car; upon returning home I left her keys in my coat pocket. \u00a0Crap! \u00a0Back home I went to correct my mistake.<\/p>\n<p>The one thing I do love about my commute is the sunrises of Summer. \u00a0June, July &amp; August produce some beautiful sunrises; all mostly before 6 a.m. \u00a0Today &#8211; this day in early March when the sun doesn&#8217;t rise that early; because of my delay, I was treated to a beautiful sight as I headed back home for the second time. \u00a0Once home I seriously contemplated a vacation day. \u00a0It seemed as though the universe was trying to tell me something &#8211; forget Monday; go back to bed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/traun-photo.com\\\/dan\\\/when-the-universe-speaks\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:62155923}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 474px; height: 135px;\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-original-height=\"135\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 237px; height: 135px;\" data-original-width=\"237\" data-original-height=\"135\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/when-the-universe-speaks\/2014-03-03-misc-8904\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"233\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"131\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"1368\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8904.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1680,945\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D60&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1393834954&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8904\" data-image-description=\"\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8904.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" width=\"233\" height=\"131\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"233\" data-original-height=\"131\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8904\" alt=\"Hwy 50\/Hwy 61\" style=\"width: 233px; height: 131px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Hwy 50\/Hwy 61 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 237px; height: 135px;\" data-original-width=\"237\" data-original-height=\"135\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/when-the-universe-speaks\/2014-03-03-misc-8922\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"233\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"131\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"1370\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8922.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1680,945\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D60&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1393835433&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8922\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8922.jpg?fit=300%2C169\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8922.jpg?fit=474%2C267\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8922.jpg?w=233&#038;h=131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8922.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8922.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8922.jpg?resize=1024%2C576 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8922.jpg?resize=1%2C1 1w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8922.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8922.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" width=\"233\" height=\"131\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"233\" data-original-height=\"131\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8922\" alt=\"Hwy 61 - Red Wing - Burnside\" style=\"width: 233px; height: 131px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Hwy 61 &#8211; Red Wing &#8211; Burnside <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 474px; height: 120px;\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-original-height=\"120\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 210px; height: 120px;\" data-original-width=\"210\" data-original-height=\"120\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/when-the-universe-speaks\/2014-03-03-misc-8923\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"206\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"116\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"1371\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8923.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1680,945\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D60&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1393835442&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8923\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8923.jpg?fit=300%2C169\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8923.jpg?fit=474%2C267\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8923.jpg?w=206&#038;h=116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8923.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8923.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8923.jpg?resize=1024%2C576 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8923.jpg?resize=1%2C1 1w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8923.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8923.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" width=\"206\" height=\"116\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"206\" data-original-height=\"116\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8923\" alt=\"Hwy 61 - Red Wing - Burnside\" style=\"width: 206px; height: 116px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Hwy 61 &#8211; Red Wing &#8211; Burnside <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 264px; height: 120px;\" data-original-width=\"264\" data-original-height=\"120\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/when-the-universe-speaks\/2014-03-03-misc-8930\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"260\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"116\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"1372\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8930.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1680,746\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D60&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1393835552&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8930\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8930.jpg?fit=300%2C133\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8930.jpg?fit=474%2C211\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8930.jpg?w=260&#038;h=116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8930.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8930.jpg?resize=1024%2C455 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8930.jpg?resize=300%2C133 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8930.jpg?resize=2%2C1 2w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8930.jpg?resize=670%2C300 670w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8930.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8930.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" width=\"260\" height=\"116\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"260\" data-original-height=\"116\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8930\" alt=\"Hwy 61 - Red Wing\" style=\"width: 260px; height: 116px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Hwy 61 &#8211; Red Wing <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 474px; height: 174px;\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-original-height=\"174\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 474px; height: 174px;\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-original-height=\"174\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/when-the-universe-speaks\/2014-03-03-misc-8933\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"470\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"170\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"1374\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8933.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1680,607\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D60&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1393835593&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8933\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8933.jpg?fit=300%2C108\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8933.jpg?fit=474%2C171\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8933.jpg?w=470&#038;h=170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8933.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8933.jpg?resize=1024%2C370 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8933.jpg?resize=300%2C108 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8933.jpg?resize=2%2C1 2w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8933.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8933.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" width=\"470\" height=\"170\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"470\" data-original-height=\"170\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8933\" alt=\"Hwy 61 - Red Wing\" style=\"width: 470px; height: 170px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Hwy 61 &#8211; Red Wing <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 474px; height: 186px;\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-original-height=\"186\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 474px; height: 186px;\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-original-height=\"186\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/when-the-universe-speaks\/2014-03-03-misc-8932\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"470\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"182\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"1373\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8932.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1680,651\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D60&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1393835587&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8932\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8932.jpg?fit=300%2C116\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8932.jpg?fit=474%2C184\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8932.jpg?w=470&#038;h=182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8932.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8932.jpg?resize=1024%2C397 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8932.jpg?resize=300%2C116 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8932.jpg?resize=2%2C1 2w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8932.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8932.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" width=\"470\" height=\"182\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"470\" data-original-height=\"182\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8932\" alt=\"Hwy 61 - Red Wing\" style=\"width: 470px; height: 182px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Hwy 61 &#8211; Red Wing <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 474px; height: 172px;\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-original-height=\"172\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 302px; height: 172px;\" data-original-width=\"302\" data-original-height=\"172\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/when-the-universe-speaks\/2014-03-03-misc-8934\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"298\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"168\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"1375\" 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Misc-8935\" alt=\"Hwy 61 - Red Wing\" style=\"width: 168px; height: 168px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Hwy 61 &#8211; Red Wing <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Determined as I was to get on with it, I set out for work a third time. \u00a0\/\/1 hour behind schedule\/\/<\/p>\n<p>The clouds were amazing. \u00a0There was a hint of hoar-frost on the trees and a pinkish hue in the sky.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1377\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1377\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8938.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8938\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8938\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1377\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8938.jpg?resize=300%2C168\" alt=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8938\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">East Ave \/ W 6th Street &#8211; Red Wing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1378\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1378\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8939.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8939\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8939\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1378\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/when-the-universe-speaks\/2014-03-03-misc-8939\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8939.jpg?fit=1680%2C945\" 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class=\"wp-caption-text\">East Ave \/ W 5th Street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My favorite rural landscape was rather picturesque this a.m. as I passed it by for the fifth time \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1379\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1379\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8950.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8950\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8950\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1379\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/when-the-universe-speaks\/2014-03-03-misc-8950\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8950.jpg?fit=1680%2C700\" data-orig-size=\"1680,700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8950.jpg?resize=300%2C125 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8950.jpg?resize=1024%2C427 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8950.jpg?resize=2%2C1 2w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8950.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8950.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8950.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hwy 50<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The refinery dragons were spewing their exhaust from right to left this a.m. &#8211; unusual as it is usually the reverse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8957.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8957\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8957\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1380\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/when-the-universe-speaks\/2014-03-03-misc-8957\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8957.jpg?fit=1680%2C648\" data-orig-size=\"1680,648\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D60&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1393838421&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8957\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8957.jpg?fit=474%2C183\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1380\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8957.jpg?resize=300%2C115\" alt=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8957\" width=\"300\" height=\"115\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At this point I was thinking the universe had been wrong about this day. \u00a0That is until I arrived at my exit from Hwy 52. \u00a0A car ran the stop light and almost t-boned me on the driver side; it would have if not for my spidey-like senses and\u00a0lightning fast reflexes. \u00a0At this point I was only moments from work and their was no point in turning around &#8211; although the thought occurred to me.<\/p>\n<p>The view from my favorite I94 on-ramp was rather nice this a.m. and well-received after my recent brush with an inattentive motorist.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8960.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8960\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8960\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1381\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/when-the-universe-speaks\/2014-03-03-misc-8960\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8960.jpg?fit=1680%2C437\" data-orig-size=\"1680,437\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D60&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1393839608&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8960\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8960.jpg?fit=474%2C123\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1381\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8960.jpg?resize=300%2C78\" alt=\"2014-03-03 Misc-8960\" width=\"300\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8960.jpg?resize=300%2C78 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8960.jpg?resize=1024%2C266 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8960.jpg?resize=3%2C1 3w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8960.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8960.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2014-03-03-Misc-8960.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Even if you days starts out wrong and everything seems to be discombobulated &#8211; keep at it. \u00a0All will work itself out and be fine eventually.<\/p>\n<p>Have a great Monday tomorrow everyone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Views: 110<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever have one of those days? \u00a0You know, the kind where things just don&#8217;t fall into place. \u00a0Some refer to them as Monday&#8217;s, but those types of things can happen most any day. \u00a0It just so happens that my last instance happened on a Monday. \u00a0I walked through my normal morning routine per usual and &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/when-the-universe-speaks\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">When the universe speaks<\/span> <span 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