I ride with the wind, feeling the heat flow through my hair.
Refreshing. A blast of relief from a particularly stressful week...deployment life sucks. single parenthood sucks. long distance sucks.
I ride fast. I slow down. I move along at the pace of the dragonflies. They are my companions, if only briefly, until they redirect their course and I stay on mine.
Lizards dart back and forth across the path as they hear me coming. Squirrels sprint up nearby trees. If only they knew how much more afraid I am of them...
No music, no distractions. Just the sound of the chain whirring, pedals turning, and wind in my ears.
Refreshing. A blast of relief from a particularly stressful week...deployment life sucks. single parenthood sucks. long distance sucks.
I ride fast. I slow down. I move along at the pace of the dragonflies. They are my companions, if only briefly, until they redirect their course and I stay on mine.
Lizards dart back and forth across the path as they hear me coming. Squirrels sprint up nearby trees. If only they knew how much more afraid I am of them...
No music, no distractions. Just the sound of the chain whirring, pedals turning, and wind in my ears.
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