Today's 58 mile ride from Osceola, WI, to Cumberland, WI, was quite simply a ride through incredible beauty ... with a few nasty short steep hills to remind us of the darker sides of the road.
Amazingly pure blue skies doted with a few clouds (fortunately with white undersides indicating "no rain today") ... many, many shades of blue in the many lakes (dotted with green lily pads).... vast vistas of green, whether the greens be corn fields, fallow fields, wild-growth fields or forested areas ... lots of green
Beauty abounds (except for those damn hills!!). Very enjoyable ride today.
Also treating the eye were a few fields with patches of wildflowers that were of many vivid assorted colors. While viewing these fields my first thought was, "Look at those beautiful weeds!", but then I was reminded of the vicious email I received several summers ago from this cranky old codger (who lives up along the Columbia River) ... this email read, "THOSE ARE NOT WEEDS ... THOSE ARE WILDFLOWERS." Cranky old codgers ... even though you love them, they must be humored. I'm looking at you, Mr. Burk.
Anyway, quite a delightful ride (excepting hills). We are currently in Cumberland, WI. As is the case of many of these older small towns, the Cumberland downtown area has been restored and is quite active. But then what would you expect of a town that takes great pride in being the Rutabaga Capital of the World (or at least of this part of the world).
The adjacent picture was taken here in Cumberland, and the actual sunset was even more beautiful then this iPicture.
Oh, and the weather today was also beautiful. Kind of a nice day ... even the hills.
Randy - enjoying your writing as always.
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