...Ed goes off for his Wednesday ride, and I take Rosie downtown for a burger dinner on the square with my daughter.
That is always a splendid way to spend an evening. But what I hadn’t expected was the further treat that followed the meal – a ride after the sun had just set. By one lake, then another – ahhh, magnificent.
And such colors! A sky doused with the hottest chili pepper sauce!
As I steer Rosie away from the city, I notice the evening bugs – the ones you typically catch on your car windshield. They don’t go away just because you’re on a moped. My face catches one, then another and I think – my, you have piercing body parts! Because truly, evening bugs are sharp!
Still, what a night! Rosie and I take the back way, so that we can creep up on the farmhouse quietly, away from the main road. And we are rewarded by a beautiful vignette – with a gentle mist rising from the warmed fields, overseen by the smallest sliver of a moon.
Rosie and I slow down and I think -- this is a good way to exit August.
(Pull down face shield on your helmet.)
ReplyDeleteIsn't it wonderful when a product you bought for purely practical reasons brings you so much joy and delight? Ride Rosie Ride!
ReplyDeleteYour sunset photos are beautiful but the misty moon photo is simply sublime.
Lee I: helmet does not have face shield. Ed and I did acquire a windshield for Rosie -- it's a little low, but it protects most of me. But when I ride tall, the face gets the wind. Which, in most instances is very pleasant.
ReplyDeletedande: thank you as always and yes yes, you are so right! As a fellow rider, you know the thrill...
very good indeed! poetic and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely ending to your long and relaxing summer! What spectacular photos!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on all your progress writing this summer. I think it helps the transition out of vacation-mode to know that you used every second of your vacation time to the maximum, which you truly did.