It was a beautiful, but chilly, afternoon. The white snow still blanketed the ground heavily, yet there were bare spots where earth and concrete were showing through. A hike on the trails near my home seemed to be the perfect remedy for the nagging sense of being trapped inside for so long. I am an outdoors person, and spend much of my time during the spring and summer here in Ohio riding my bike, walking, going to the park and playing on the playground equipment like a child. I also try my hand at tennis once in a while, but spend much of my time running and less of my time hitting the ball, but that is a different story altogether.
As I zipped my coat and threw on my warm hat, I could not bring myself to leave without taking one of my latest editions to my growing knife collection--the OPINEL. I had every intention before I left of getting a few photos of her in such a serene and peaceful setting. The bold green shade seemed to add life to the desolate, sunless surroundings...the bare, lone trees standing all around like naked skeletons frozen in time. As I glanced around me, I could envision only months ago the breeze blowing through my hair as I coasted downhill on that very trail...and then peddled hard on the ride back, uphill almost the entire way.
I can't fully describe the feeling that comes over me when I ride my bicycle on the trails, as it is much too heavenly to be understood in its entirety. However, I can say that it felt 'free' and absolutely wonderful! So, beneath my picture of my blade, I will be happy to share a go pro video I made last summer and uploaded to my youtube channel on my bike on the same trail in which this photo was taken. (FYI..the first song after the short intro music, I wrote during a very low time in my life. A friend of mine put it to music and sung it. He's an excellent guitarist!) At 3:00 minutes is exactly where the blade picture below was taken..you will see the wooden fence. Be sure and click on the settings button after you hit play and up it to 1080 if your internet connection allows..it's nice!
[video=youtube;jwzYaA7wPCw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwzYaA7wPCw&index=9&list=PLHlYT26gtcHcnRus3aIzg_nXhJ05J8vOR[/video]