Wordpress photo challenge...fleeting moment...and the London Balloon

So many fleeting moments...so little camera-at-the-ready moments! Searching thru my files for this week’s Wordpress photo challenge I found this pic.I remember standing in London, somewhere around Queen’s Gate, looking at this pink balloon. It must have been swept from a child’s hands and pushed by the wind along the road. I remember first catching a glimpse of it between the moving cars. I was fascinated that the balloon bounced out from between the cars and rolled/flew along the rough pavement.It’s amazing how a little pink balloon can capture the imagination and give hope to spirit in a moment. For me, I suppose, the feeling is grounded in my meditation. One of the first meditations I’ve taught my children is to wrap all their problems with a pink balloon and release it to the universe while silently asking the universe to help.I stood there staring at it for three more car passes, and then...it did what most balloons caught in traffic do.