The Road Less Traveled...

My husband and I went on a mid-evening ride a few evenings ago.

I love when we are together.

I even love how our bikes look together!

Scott and I have always seemed to enjoy pursuing 

The Road Less Traveled...

... so I was wondering why he was doubling back on me -

until I saw what had come around the corner!

Guess the tractor guy was taking the scenic route home!

The wildlife is always breath-taking...

 

and I'm always amazed at the beauty found in a natural...

 and wild garden!

We came across the evidence of a horse event
that had just recently been held.

As we rode into the yard of the Riding Centre -

we met a woman who had just competed and we were able to view some of the horses.

There is nothing so wonderful as the smell of horses and their stalls!

I used to play on this land when I was a young girl.

The house of my friend has now become a pub;

the horse stalls that used to house the Palomino's of Chief Dan George

are now home to event participants;

and the barns that we played in,

and that were home to hundreds of hay-bale cats...

well, I'm thinking their descendants are probably still catching mice in them!

As we continued on our ride,

 we found more evidence... of horses!

My Home Girls will totally get this,
when I say, that I can see a spiritual lesson in this picture.

Sometimes in life, we don't always have the luxury of being able to stop for a moment to unload;
sometimes we just have to keep moving forward -
 and unload as we go!
And it's knowing Where to unload that's important!

Listen, I'm just sayin'...!

We came across a film being made.

This was the same location that, 

many years ago,

 Scott and Daniel met Christopher Reeve

when he was filming here...

I remember Daniel was really taken with how blue his eyes were!

As the sun began to set,

we headed back to the truck to load up our bikes.

I realized a long time ago that it's the simple things in life that hold True Beauty and Contentment for me.

An evening bike ride with my husband fills my heart far more than any planned resort holiday.

Who needs more than what can be found...

right where we are, right now.

Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder,

all we have to do... is look...
Contentment is sure to follow.