my commute

Everyday as I drive the kids back and forth to their pre-school (third year now) I am in awe on how beautiful my commute is. NO lights, NO traffic. For years and years I was subjected to that crazy rat race. Now I get to relish a tranquil meandering road with certain landmarks that invite daily conversations from my little ones and some great learning opportunities. So a couple of weeks ago, on a warm sunny day when the fall colors were in their glory, camera in hand, I retraced our daily ten minute route to commit it to posterity.

Leaving home:

"Look at all those colors mom!" To which I add, let's say them in all the languages we know!

"Hello cows! Are you going to make us some yummy milk today?"

Our local John Deere dealership which elicits diatribes on motors and mowers and other assorted machinery. And on other days, we've actually seen real deer along the way!

Yep, no traffic!

And how many commuters get to see this sign?

More cows!

No traffic lights either!

Daily major slow-down here every day to see momma and babe: "look mom, they put coats on today, they were cold!"

Made it to school, here's where they play, play, play!