Out the door...finally! It was a beautiful day with a balmy feel of slight chill and warm sunshine. With no forethought whatsover, I hopped on the scooter and headed off into the back roads.
About four miles from my house there is a very small village called Lawshe. At one time it was a railroad hub and now is a little place composed of about 6 cross streets. On the way into this area there is a creek running under an old railroad trestle (now the road) and here is that peaceful view looking westward.
I paused here for a bit and took a few snapshots of Squirt. She is such a "ham"!
From there I headed up another ridge road into an area that is cornfields, cattle, and family owned greenhouses. Here is a long, lovely landscape showing a dairy farm in the background and gorgeous clouds overhead.
We rode on for about 20 miles and I came upon a back entrance into another village where I stopped at the local IGA store and loaded up on grapes, plums, orange juice, coffee creamer, dog food, and a chocolate cream pie.
Even though I didn't have my saddle bags on her, Squirt managed to tote all this the final eight miles home thanks to her wire basket, bungees, and under seat bin.
This turned out to be a mighty fine ride and I realized that though I will be facing new scooting adventures, I will miss some of these back roads out here.
Five weeks, no riding. Wow! Now I am back in the saddle and rarin' to ride again!
Deb, good for you! There is no better place fining serenity than riding back roads on the back of a scooter.
ReplyDeleteI almost had forgotten how much fun it is!
DeleteDeb - I knew you would reunite with Sqirt! It was a cosmic swirl & you got back on your beauty. Love all the fabulous pictures . It's these types of jaunts that bring back the love of riding. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteIt felt "cosmic"! I just grabbed up my gear and headed out to the garage! My dogs were pissed that I was gone, but they got over it! LOL
DeleteThat's a really pretty ride. Running errands is the best way to ride. No big build up to some event or adventure, just utilize the scooter like you have no other way to get around. I enjoy riding in-town almost more than out in the county!
ReplyDeleteSo where did that pie sit on the scooter?
In my Sun bicycle basket that I have cable-tied onto my rear rack. I can get a lot of stuff piled up on it too and hanging off the side. A great addition...
DeleteBeautiful backroads and it looks like a perfect day to be back in the saddle. And you can't go wrong when it ends by carrying home a pie.
ReplyDeleteSo true!
DeleteDeb:
ReplyDeleteChocolate Cream Pie . . . I could go for a piece of that right now. Where are the butter tarts with raisons ?
It looked like such a nice day to do errands. welcome back into the saddle. Must be the lack of heat
bob
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Definitely cool, dry, and pleasant.
DeleteI forgot to clarify: "chocolate peanut butter pie"