Seized with Happiness

“The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise.”

“It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.”

~Ashley Montagu~

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On the first Sunday in September, neighbor Deb and I seized happiness with a bike ride around the city of Stevens Point, WI. The Green Circle trail consists of a 27-mile loop of red granite, boardwalk, and paved trail; on city streets (mostly the quiet ones); along rivers and across bridges; through forests of heaven-reaching trees and the marsh of a reserve. I shared a small offshoot of the trail, Sculpture Park, in a previous post.

Deb and I agreed that this trail kept us totally engaged and happy with a constant change of scenery. Never a dull moment or something new to look at along the trail. But I’ll let you judge for yourself the degree of our joy through photos and comments.

This is not my photo. I didn’t take the time to stop and take a photo of the sections of boardwalk.

From Sculpture Park – one person’s junk is another person’s art.

Along the Wisconsin River at Pfiffner Pioneer Park.

The geese were enjoying the sun and warmth of late summer.

There were many seizing the pleasures of the park.

One of the coolest trails from 2017,

One of the many sections of trees and forest.

And more forest.

A tree that hath curves, as does this winding trail.

It’s a bridge, Joey! A bridge!

Plover River. After I took this photo, two people came paddling along in kayaks.

Yeah, that’s me.

Under the railroad tracks we go. Note the mirror to help bikers see around the bend.

Interesting place to sit.

BEER.

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This post has been brought to you by bike trails, green circles and happiness. It has also been brought to you by Linda G. Hill’s “One-Liner Wednesday.” All you need to play along every week is an awesome one-liner and follow a few rules. Birds on a wire are not required, but make sure you link back today’s post to HERE so the rest of us #1linerweds peeps can read it.