Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Non-routine Routine

Although, as I age, I am becoming more reliant on and comfortable in a routine, I am still very capable of working outside of that routine.

As the sun rises later and the mornings are colder and job demands keep us working longer, we've been doing more night rides than morning ones, and the variety is good!

Everything looks different under the blanket of night - familiar trails become less-familiar challenges, and innocent shrines appear to be hiding forbidden secrets...

Wildlife abounds - Brian saw (and sort of chased) a wild hare in his most recent evening excursion, and we've both done some rustling around in the bushes, surrounded by darkness, sure that the trail is just in front of us but out of view...

With any luck, tonight we will be able to get out for another exhilarating night ride - which would be our first ride this week!

1 comment:

bernicky said...

Change is good. It is after all the one thing which we can reasonably rely on. Good to see that you embrace it and enjoy it.