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May 24, 2009
Lilacs, Google Earth and Food
A few random notes: The Lilacs are in full bloom along our local roads, and it's making my (almost) daily rides very pleasant. Surprisingly so - I was actually looking forward to my ride yesterday just so I could have that marvelous experience of being focused even more on the present moment by the pleasant smell of lilacs. Just a couple more weeks of this, but I'm going to enjoy it.
Another riding related item - I recently rode a route that I hadn't traveled by car or bike in many years. I passed a particularly mysterious looking side road I had always wanted to explore. In years past I would have carved out some time to drive down this road and see what there was to see. Instead, I just used Google Earth. I think the internet has made life more interesting and creative, but maybe a little too antiseptic.
The Sunday NY Times has an interesting article on college kids going to the farm for the summer. I'm really excited by the new food movement. It seems like there's a second wave of people who want to get "back to the earth" rather than just piling up larger amounts of money. Maybe there's hope for the world yet...
Posted by pgutwin at May 24, 2009 9:37 AM