Fall

Oh how I love Fall! I started another “rambling” that I haven’t yet finished, but today’s ride led me in another direction, mentally and physically. The weather today was much cooler and soooo amazing. I was able to wear a lightweight long sleeve shirt and my thin full finger gloves without worrying about sweating or overheating. I was also able to zip the ear piece attachment back into my helmet, which reduces the noise from the wind considerably. I enjoyed some new roads today and all were filled with curves and beautiful countryside! It’s much more enjoyable to take those windy back roads that require slower speeds when it’s cooler and I’m not dealing with the heat issues of slower rides.

As I meandered through the country, I was noticing some definite signs that summer will soon be over and Fall will be arriving. The luscious green stalks of corn are now turning dry and brown, and some fields are already being harvested. The plain green cotton fields are showering us with pink and yellow/white flowers. The yellow/white flowers will turn pink after pollination, the pink flowers will soon wither and fall off exposing the cotton boll that has started, and then we will see beautiful white fields that resemble being snow covered. I know today was just a teaser for Fall, but I’ll take it!

I rode along one road that I’ve recently fallen in love with due to the feeling of serenity I experience while travelling it. The area is completely country, winding, undeveloped and nostalgic. It’s mostly farm land with a few streams and a river. As a matter of fact, I totally forgot all about the recent rain we’ve had as I approached the one lane low water bridge that crosses the river. The high water sign was up, but thankfully the water had receded some and I was able to cross over and continue on my way. Shortly after crossing it, there was also a small dead tree that had come down due to the wind and rain earlier this week. It was in the lane I was travelling, but no other vehicles were anywhere to be seen so I was able to just go around it.

As I continued riding along just enjoying the scenery and cooler temperatures, part of a song kept popping in my mind and I couldn’t shake it. It’s a song called Nobody by Casting Crowns and this is the part that kept playing over and over in my mind;