Commuting: Agony or Ecstasy? You decide...

[the_rocketman]

A Matter of Attitude

The day started gray, as fall days often do
But the ride in was still pleasant
Dawn lit the mist, softening distant images

http://roadrunes.com/images3/A-matter-of-Attitude/fall1.jpg

When I got to work
The tree were busy preparing for winter
Taking their last long drink of fall

http://roadrunes.com/images3/A-matter-of-Attitude/fall2001.jpg

Riding home that afternoon
I took the back roads as I always do
City streets hold no attraction for a rider

http://roadrunes.com/images3/A-matter-of-Attitude/fall7001.jpg

If you’re a rider you’ll understand
If not, there’s no point in my trying
to explain it, just accept it and move on

http://roadrunes.com/images3/A-matter-of-Attitude/fall8001.jpg

I stopped at an old cemetery I pass every day
And had been meaning to stop at
But never had, today was somehow different

http://roadrunes.com/images3/A-matter-of-Attitude/fall3001.jpg

There were headstones that spoke from
Days gone by, Names remembered with flowers
Other forgotten and faded into the dim past

http://roadrunes.com/images3/A-matter-of-Attitude/fall4001.jpg

The trees seemed happy with the recent rain
And shook their branches in greeting as I wandered among the stones,
My cohort and provider waiting patiently nearby

http://roadrunes.com/images3/A-matter-of-Attitude/fall5001.jpg

Its nearly winter and the colors are late this year
Perhaps nature was just playing with us
I can’t blame her for that, who likes being predictable?

http://roadrunes.com/images3/A-matter-of-Attitude/fall6001.jpg

Then it was time to leave
But not before one more stop
The ride and the walk needed a final point of reflection

http://roadrunes.com/images3/A-matter-of-Attitude/fall9001.jpg

RM

[pkpr1998]

Cool shots.

[Dick]

Very, very nice, Jeff.

The fall tree and bush colors out your way are indeed bright, and vividly intense, and are wonderful subjects as the characters in your post - worthy of capture on 'film', and you did them justice.

I'm just home from SE KS and found that the autumn colors there this year are really lacking in variety and completeness --- unusual for this time of year. It's like they haven't peaked yet! I'm back there in a week or so, and hope to find them in full bloom, like in years past --- picture postcard perfect.

Thanks for sharing, Jeff.

[comstocklt]

Very nice. Great shots. It's nice to stop and smell the roses. Take the time. It's amazing how good life can become. And, our problems become insegnificant. At least for a while. :thumb:

[the_rocketman]

Very, very nice, Jeff.

The fall tree and bush colors out your way are indeed bright, and vividly intense, and are wonderful subjects as the characters in your post - worthy of capture on 'film', and you did them justice.

I'm just home from SE KS and found that the autumn colors there this year are really lacking in variety and completeness --- unusual for this time of year. It's like they haven't peaked yet! I'm back there in a week or so, and hope to find them in full bloom, like in years past --- picture postcard perfect.

Thanks for sharing, Jeff.
Yeah, up until the past week they have been a little weak around these parts (VA) as well, mostly due to warmer than normal temps and so little rain, but this past week they really started to "pop" and with the cold and wind and rain of the next few days, I figured I'd better catch them before they all dropped, which they were doing like this AM! There were parts of the road where they were so thick the road was completely covered coming in in the dark there were times when I just sort of had to guess where the road was! :)

Thanks for the comments, writing, riding and photography just seem meant for one another....

RM

[mark1rob]

Great pictures!

[astuber]

Thanks for reminding us to take the time to stop and smell the roses.