The Sunflower Patch

When I’m not in the best of moods, I’ll sometimes stop everything and go outside and ride my bike. Something about riding always clears my mind. I only need to take a short ride around the neighborhood and I feel instant relief.  
Not too long ago I had one of those days, I just spontaneously dropped everything and left to ride my bike. It was evening, the warmth of the day was settling down, it was quiet and peaceful, and I was completely absorbed in the moment. I rode passed houses, immersed in the colors of the gardens and the movement of the lake behind them. As I approached the end of the street there it was a beautiful sunflower patch. It was just picturesque.


I’d seen this sunflower patch before, but this time I was going to enter it. There was a mailbox and a never ending pathway off to the right of the field. I rode my bike only a couple yards in so I wouldn’t be yelled at by any possessive owners. I then stopped my bike and just stood there taking it in, surrounded by sunflowers taller than me, I was alone. This was one of life’s moments.   



Before I left I quickly picked a baby sunflower put it in my bicycle basket and rode home, saying hello to a woman walking her dog on the way. This whole experience was about 10min but it made me feel as good as if I had been away for 60. As you can tell I really had a lot of fun on this mini adventure, it made me feel really good. :)   



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