on a borrowed bike in Amsterdam, NL, i follow the path along the Muiden out of town, rounding each bend with wonder at where i’ll end up. i feel the lure of discovery and adventure, yet wonder about how far i can allow myself to travel in the limited time i have, a familiar tension that sometimes leaves me late, or lost. i lose the path, find a road, climb a hill, and then my reward emerges from over the summit:
stepping out and listening for the chickadees, smell the earth beneath the snow melt in summit as season warms up, wrap my arms around the sunshine warmth, and greet the change :)
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