Thursday, September 27, 2012

Doomed

Sunrise was 7:37 this morning, sunset at 7:32 pm, less than 12 hours apart.  The sun is gone more than it is here, every day for the next 6 months or so.  According to my younger brother GZ's recent blog post, we are thus doomed.  Doomed, like turkeys to a Thanksgiving platter? 
Or doomed to ride among sassafras trees turning red and gold and yellow?
On country roads where the only company is the unexpected appearance of horses grazing.
And finding time for some limited social interactions with other bikers met along the way. Everyone seems to be in a pretty good mood this time of year.

All of which beats being doomed to power walking (it's good for the bones, don't you know) three times a week. ****Sigh**** I love being a biker this time of year.

6 comments:

Jimi said...

Those are some powerfully fancy shoes.

Your peaceful ride through the countryside seems calming and very attractive. Nice photos.

Retired Professor said...

It was a nice ride. And I am very fond of my shoes.

Gino said...

Excellent report. I agree that everyone seems to be in a pretty good mood of late. But we ARE doomed you know.

Hmmmmm, are those shoes orange?

Retired Professor said...

Gino,

I suppose. The sun will do what it always has.

Not only are they orange, but a nearly flourescent orange. Way, way cool.

Mrs. Smith said...

Great photos of animals in the wild (well, not that wild). Were the orange shoes inspired by the Olympic runners?

Retired Professor said...

Mrs. Smith... Yes, the orange shoes were inspired somewhat by the Olympic runners. They definitely caught my eye then. In the end, these fit best -- satisfying my "fashion" sense was a bonus.