We took a long drive y=
esterday to enjoy the scenery and look at fall leaf colors. At this lat=
itude, the change of the coloring in a stand of trees is absolutely brea=
thtaking. My wife and I enjoy long drives, a chance to be together and =
talk, and to just enjoy looking at God's beautiful creation.
orn and most of it all harvested by now. We did see some late farm work=
in progress, such as applying lime on the fields to prepare the soil fo=
r next year. And we did pass by a few cattle or dairy farms. Most of t=
he crop land is fairly flat, with only smooth rolling hills. A meter or=
two, or maybe up to five meters, difference over the run of 3-5 km is f=
airly typical.
But if you drive far enough and know the right p=
laces to go, there are hills and curvy highways. We drove through Shelb=
y County and on to Columbus, Indiana and associated Brown County. Those=
who know the area will agree there is quite a bit of forest there an of=
course, trees dressed in all their autumn colors. We made it to the In=
diana University main campus in Bloomington, Indiana and we got out of t=
he car and strolled around campus for close to an hour. It was good exe=
rcise and stretched our legs after being sitting for so long. It was al=
so a good way to work of the lunch.
We enjoyed a really fine Me=
xican lunch at a restaurant we had found in Shelbyville. It's calle=
d El Meson and if you enjoy Mexican cuisine as much as we do, I w=
ould highly recommend it. After walking off lunch at the IU campus, we =
made our way back through Brown, Morgan and Johnston Counties, and accid=
entally bumped into the city of Indianapolis. Driving in city traffic is=
not as much fun and we intended to miss the metropolitan area by passin=
g south and east of it, but we turned north and drove right into the eas=
tern outskirts.
Ah, well, each to his own. As my wife remarked=
, it's not everyone who would drive 300 miles (500 km) in a day just=
for leisure. I suspect friends in Europe and Asia might consider such =
behavior lunacy. Well, we enjoyed it.