Signs of Growth

The days have been shining their love into my life.





Friday was the Baton Rouge Green Crawl. Unofficial first stop -- the pier.





With stops along the way filled with encouragement, education,free food and beer, it was quite the energizing bike ride.






There was a realization of the awareness that there is to grow right here before our eyes.
We talked of architecture, economics, positive growth, and the reality that we choose. There was phenomena to be felt during the ride - it went by as though I was pedaling with my mind. There was no tough physical moment.





We wrote our own route like we write our lives in shadows on the walls. We started at Brightside to River road, to downtown, to Laurel hitting the first stop. From architecture we crossed a few blocks to talk to BRASS (I graciously joined) at the second stop. We then went from Laurel to Main, to 19th, to Government, to our third stop at Mid City Bikes. We talked small business and future endeavors of entrepreneurial vigor. From there we cruised to Time Warp and Honeymoon Bungalow. With enough stamps on our route passports we crossed the street and cut our own path (opting out of the last stop) down Acadian which was awesome! Two people, in the road at night, and no sweat down Perkins to the end location of Chelsea's for plates of free food and free Abita Amber. First, we hit up the spot under the bridge to let the road express our energy all around us.

We realized then that we could ride all night. Something about the night was reviving.





After the festivities we biked through the neighborhoods around the lakes, through campus, down Nicholson to home ad we watched heat lightening usher in a cool front. We sat at home and reflected on the great night as an amazing downpour brought in cool weather. With the seasons comes our modern day day renaissance. I am grateful.