Augh….sigh
I rode up to the Marysville area tonight. I know this sounds silly but I needed a ride. Traffic was awful leaving Sacramento. I know there was a target on my motorcycle or my jacket that said – commuters lock onto this – attack. LOL. After navigating through the gauntlet I hit open road. It was nice just going foward with no particular destination.
I could smell the rice fields, a faint odor from the orchards that is present in the late spring early summer. The sky was cloudy with the smell of rain. Rather a strange sensation the smells of summer intertwined with the visions of a late winter sky. I ended up stopping to visit some friends in Olivehurst. A bowl of home made cobbler and back toward Sacramento. My windshield is so covered with bugs I could barely see through it when I pulled into the complex. Bugs zero – Kmilyun 100,000,000 hee haw!
I have not ridden much in the last two years. I did ride up to Loon Lake last summer and camped out all week. My coordination is not the best – not a good deal on a motorcycle. I have worked long and hard to be able to go for a ride – especially one without someone following me in my truck – eyes open – just in case. I have worked puzzles, built models, stood in the corner with my eyes closed on a pillow, squeezed little foam pieces, shuffled cards, played with clothspins, and now I guess I am as good as I will get. I now take a GPS with me everywhere I go. I can use the trackback feature if I have to to find my way back home. Just in case.