Smacked in the Face with some Honeysuckle

Dear Friends,

A couple of weekends ago we had our first really hot, muggy weekend of the season.  It was hot, like ridiculously hot, muggy and all-around gross.

I hadn’t been able to get on my bike much this season yet, so even though it was slated to be a hot day, I decided to go for a ride that Saturday.  I pulled myself out of bed super early, but even with an early wake-up call, it was already getting fairly stifling outside.  

As I rode north on MacArther Blvd I noticed the honeysuckle in full bloom, they were absolutely beautiful, these bushes full of gorgeous flowers and childhood nostalgia.  But the honeysuckle wasn’t just something I got to experience with my eyes.  As I rode, when I would ride past a honeysuckle bush, I would just get enveloped by the rich smell of honeysuckle.  It was a full-body experience, riding past those honeysuckle bushes that day.  The heat and heaviness of the air around me allowed the smell to linger and intensify.  

I did not have the most favorable conditions for a ride that day, but those conditions also allowed me to experience something in a beautiful and intensely different way.

My dear friends, I hope this week we can notice and experience something in a beautiful and different way, even if we might not have the most favorable of conditions.

I hope you have an amazing week, my friends.

Love
Krista