The Old and the New

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There they are. The old and the new, sharing the back yard for a few days. In the foreground is Bestill (Be Still). It has 123,404 miles. I know that because I had to tell my niece so she could tell the insurance company. Behind it, the dark blue one, is The Ark. Yes, I chose a different name. Two reasons for that. First, my sister-from-another-mother posted something on her Facebook page the day before I bought the car. It talked about how Noah had all the precise measurements for the Ark, but God did not give him a steering wheel or rudder to guide the boat. Wherever the Ark took Noah, he had to rely on God. How appropriate. Secondly, when I got in the car at the dealership and connected my phone, I just pressed the first thing in my music library. That happened to be “The Ark” by Gerry Rafferty. Now, that is NOT a religious song (or I don’t think he intended it to be); however, if you listen to it with a spiritual mindset you can hear a good lesson of faith in it. So The Ark, it is. I took it for a little drive today. WOW. It is so quiet. When I put it in reverse it makes a noise to let me know it’s in reverse. I love how the controls are customizable. I put the “minimal” bars on, so when the cruise control is on, all I see is the speed and the safety function showing all the cars near me. I discovered things I didn’t know about CR-V settings, and I’ve been driving one for six years now! There’s lot to learn still. The BIG learning curve will be for my niece, going from a 2009 RAV4 to a 2020. That is A LOT of technical advancement to learn! Y’all have a great evening! Here’s the Gerry Rafferty song: