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shortest fastest route
backroad barns and old growth forest
mini-mansion mile
old growth forest and backroad barns
freshly plowed fields newly planted
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(05-21-2017, 01:53 AM)ellajam Wrote: shortest fastest route
backroad barns and old growth forest
mini-mansion mile
old growth forest and backroad barns
freshly plowed fields newly planted
Very nice - recognize the experience. Google Maps once routed me through places with "Farm to Market Road" numbers whose only apparent update from the 1960s was that the pre-built sheds for sale and installation on your property now have windows and are billboarded "Tiny Houses." That, and the plague of flashing yellow left-turn arrows, even in the middle of nowhere. 
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(05-21-2017, 07:21 AM)dukealien Wrote: (05-21-2017, 01:53 AM)ellajam Wrote: shortest fastest route
backroad barns and old growth forest
mini-mansion mile
old growth forest and backroad barns
freshly plowed fields newly planted
Very nice - recognize the experience. Google Maps once routed me through places with "Farm to Market Road" numbers whose only apparent update from the 1960s was that the pre-built sheds for sale and installation on your property now have windows and are billboarded "Tiny Houses." That, and the plague of flashing yellow left-turn arrows, even in the middle of nowhere.
I like the contrasts here - shortest route/backroads, mini-mansions/barns, old growth/fresh, newly planted. I savoured the sounds of 'backroad barns'
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Thanks for the read, Duke. GPS used to lag around here and I love maps but it's impressive now, knows every oddball curve in every backroad. It always knocks me for a loop when I run into minimansionland but we still don't lights. 
Thanks, Merc, it was fun to write, it started as a senryu, turned into a tanka but I found myself using woods instead of forests and sacrificing sonics so I went 58588 and stuck it here. It really was a drive of contrasts, glad you enjoyed it. 
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Liked the poem, but I misinterpreted it to mean that your modern 2017 GPS
gave you a menu with those selections.
What I love about GPS's is that you can turn them off, veer off somewhere,
and, whatever miles and time later, you can turn it on and get home.
all this useless beauty... but what the hell, why not?
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This was just past an area I know, there are a few good options, I was surprised at a new route so I took it. Only a minute faster and I wasn't in a rush but a fun ride and a great deal on a dock ladder through craigslist. And a poem. I'll take a morning like that any day.
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no idea if i got right bit it was certainly enjoyable seeing you get lost.
(05-21-2017, 01:53 AM)ellajam Wrote: shortest fastest route
backroad barns and old growth forest
mini-mansion mile
old growth forest and backroad barns
freshly plowed fields newly planted
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(05-21-2017, 10:17 AM)ellajam Wrote: This was just past an area I know, there are a few good options, I was surprised at a new route so I took it. Only a minute faster and I wasn't in a rush but a fun ride and a great deal on a dock ladder through craigslist. And a poem. I'll take a morning like that any day. "Dock ladder"... I'd take a place where you could use one of those any day.
all this useless beauty... but what the hell, why not?
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(05-21-2017, 11:04 AM)billy Wrote: no idea if i got right bit it was certainly enjoyable seeing you get lost.
(05-21-2017, 01:53 AM)ellajam Wrote: shortest fastest route
backroad barns and old growth forest
mini-mansion mile
old growth forest and backroad barns
freshly plowed fields newly planted
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(05-21-2017, 01:03 PM)rayheinrich Wrote: (05-21-2017, 10:17 AM)ellajam Wrote: This was just past an area I know, there are a few good options, I was surprised at a new route so I took it. Only a minute faster and I wasn't in a rush but a fun ride and a great deal on a dock ladder through craigslist. And a poem. I'll take a morning like that any day.
"Dock ladder"... I'd take a place where you could use one of those any day.
I'm a lucky sucker. I had a beauty of a homemade one off the deep end that died a noble death, this drops 6 feet off the shallow edge and leaves the long dock free for horsing around while diving, perfect and a steal for 50 bucks. I've had to keep a steady job for a long time but I'm in the home stretch, there's a chance I may survive my mortgage. 
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it's very sweet
maybe one day
I will be able to be a blessing
with the pen
as you are
there's always a better reason to love
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