We got the bikes down from the rack today for the first time in a couple of weeks and headed out to explore the nearby countryside. Fortunately we're in a rather flat area, although surrounded by hills. We rode along a variety of corn fields and fallow fields, with giant traveling irrigation machines. Some yelping dogs let us know we were getting too close to their property (fortunately they were small and all bark). The road we were following ended in a whimsically decorated gate.
Riding down another county road we came upon a complex of four cemeteries. The largest was the Holy Cross Cemetery, and the others were Woodmen of the World (WOW), San Francisco and Santa Cruz. We wandered for some time among the graves, pondering the lives and deaths of the many people laid to rest there. Many of the graves show the predominantly German background of the settlers in the area, with another large group representing descendents of the Spanish colonization.
We spent some time today sorting through the stacks of accumulated papers, deciding which to keep, which to toss, which to shred--and what action we need to take on those we're keeping for now. It's easy to get busy with the many activities of life and set stuff aside to look at later. Guess now is "later."
Tomorrow we plan to get up early so we can drive to the Hill Country State Natural Area and get a hike in before the weather gets too hot.
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