We are lucky to have so many places for bike rides all around our neighborhood. We can travel along quiet back roads through suburban and farm areas. We can catch one end of the paved bike trail that circumnavigates the nearby city and travel for miles paralleling residential and university streets. And we can ride the many miles of hard-packed dirt trails next to the irrigation ditches that bring water to field crops throughout the Mesilla Valley.
This morning we tried one of the ditch trails close to our house and found that it took us past this cotton field. I'm sure the farmer probably isn't as delighted as I was to see these morning glories mixed in with his cotton crop, but I loved the picture they made in the early morning light of a cloudy day.
Look closely to see the cotton bolls forming at the bottom right.
This trail had good stretches that took us under shady trees, then it opened to this view of the Dona Ana Mountains. With an early start, we had plenty of time to ride before the sun heated up too much. I love a good, flat, cool ride!
6 comments:
What wonderful captures, Clair! You do indeed have lovely places near you to enjoy! Hope you've had a great weekend and great week ahead!
Oh, Claire, you're so fortunate to have places like that to walk/ride!! I have gorgeous views, but am surrounded and locked in by busy streets and "undesirable" areas---though I DO have an interesting arroyo to explore! Such beautiful photos of the morning glory!
Wonderful place to ride ... and the early morning start would suit me to a tee! The morning glory does add a pretty purple accent, but I bet the farmer isn't at all happy.
Lovely scenery around your part of the world.
At least the farmer hasn't sprayed the morning glories with some lethal chemical - which I imagine would also make its way into the cotton.
I'd love those bike paths. Is there any flat land around me? I don't think so. :<)
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