An afternoon on a bike

We went for a bike ride this afternoon.  The weather was perfect for it - sunny and breezy.  Not just around the block, but out of town to a piano factory – it was 9 miles away.  If you're wondering, it should have been 55 minutes each way (thanks google maps) but we got a bit lost, leaving at 2pm and getting home at 6pm.  The scenery was edible, it was so nice.  The corn fields were all dry and withery and made a rustling sound as we biked past them.  There were some significant hills which were fun to go down and the trees were very pretty.  Most of them are still very green but there is a colourful hue to them too, so you can tell they're just about to change. Bloomington is far greener and tidier than Baltimore was.  Nobody shouts at you out their car windows either.  Instead, they speed past.   It was frightening at times, especially because it some pretty major roads exist without shoulders to ride on.  So Jbird and I hugged the kerb, sometimes riding on grass or sidewalks.  Thankfully no nasty metal or glass found our tyres.    Next time we go for a significant bike ride, I hope it'll be for a more leisurely reason and we'll scout out the bike roads.  They’re much quieter, often have special bike lanes and are therefore a little less scary.