The hubs and I went out for a cruise on the bike today. We might not get to do it as often as we want to, but it is well worth it when we do. I’ve been on the back of a bike since I was first able to utter the word “motorcycle” and I can tell ya, there’s nothing like it in the world. I totally get why dogs hang their heads out car windows with their tongues and ears flappin’ in the wind and a silly grin on their face. That’s how I look on the back of a bike, except for the whole mouth open tongue out thing. It’s really, really hard to pick bugs out of your teeth. And, well, it just doesn’t look cool. When we go out for a ride we just get on the bike and go. No plan in mind, we just go wherever the road takes us that day. It’s so relaxing to just let your mind turn off and do nothing more than take in the sights, the smells, and the wind against your skin.
I love the wind in my face, the smell of the fresh air and how the nuances in the air change minute by minute. And you see things from a whole different perspective than you do from a car. Today for example, I saw a chicken and a mallard (not a tame duck, a mallard mind you) strolling around a yard together, eating bugs and entertaining each other. How freaky is that? In all likelihood I would have missed that bizarro scenario had I been in a car. Just think how much lesser my life would be if I hadn’t witnessed that budding poultry/fowl relationship.
I put this outfit together the other day for a movie date with my husband. It’s just a standard distressed skinny jeans, tank top and Converse outfit, but the floral blazer really elevates it a few notches. I’ll definitely have to pick up another floral blazer for fall/winter that’s roomy enough for long sleeves underneath it. This one works with tank tops and tees, but if I tried to wear it over something long sleeved I would look like Chris Farley doing his fat guy in a little coat dance.
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