Outstanding biking tale, Lisa! I am pleased that my walking stories inspired you to share your daily commute with us. You live in a lovely area but I am so shocked there’s no snow on the ground!

I don’t think the vegetation looks sad; I think it looks drowsy. It’s catnapping, resting up for spring, getting some shut-eye before the working season begins.

It’s such a meditative practice to slow down and take notice of your surroundings — the places and people and things you see every day but don’t actually see. Not rushing through or past or to is a treasure we give ourselves.