I almost didn't go for a mountain bike ride today. The excuse was that it was too windy and cool. But my 12+ year old dog didn't feel the same way. She was insistent, as if she were still a wild puppy girl.
I'm glad she won the argument. In fact it wasn't too cool. The wind was moderated by some of the gullies and hills I rode through. Actually the air felt wonderful on the skin. You must try to appreciate how rare this is, in the desert Southwest.
What great timing! I am camera-less right now, and having little luck in finding a new camera. But why not try to turn that to advantage?
Didn't Shakespeare say something like, 'A young man falls in love with his eyes, rather than his heart...' Travelers have the same problem: they can't reach out to nature except through their eyeballs. The ubiquity of digital cameras, social media, and blogs has worsened the disease: nothing is worth appreciating unless it makes a purty postcard (and brings applause from 'readers' who are just armchair travelers, for the most part).
So it is great timing to use camera-less-ness to focus (ahem) on how wonderful the desert air is today.
I'm glad she won the argument. In fact it wasn't too cool. The wind was moderated by some of the gullies and hills I rode through. Actually the air felt wonderful on the skin. You must try to appreciate how rare this is, in the desert Southwest.
What great timing! I am camera-less right now, and having little luck in finding a new camera. But why not try to turn that to advantage?
Didn't Shakespeare say something like, 'A young man falls in love with his eyes, rather than his heart...' Travelers have the same problem: they can't reach out to nature except through their eyeballs. The ubiquity of digital cameras, social media, and blogs has worsened the disease: nothing is worth appreciating unless it makes a purty postcard (and brings applause from 'readers' who are just armchair travelers, for the most part).
So it is great timing to use camera-less-ness to focus (ahem) on how wonderful the desert air is today.
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