We rode the bike 125 miles Saturday and it was such a beautiful day. We headed toward Lancaster to the Willow St. Harley Davidson because we hadn’t been there since last year. We had to make a detour around downtown York because Hilliary was visiting and they had the roads blocked off. I think Hilliary is fine, but I really didn’t wont to see or meet her.

I wish I had taken my camera along because after Willow St we headed up around the Buck and that’s Amish country. They were out plowing the fields with a team of horses unlike regular farmers that use electricity and tractors and all kinds of modern machinery. Their life is more like the way things were before any modern convieniences.

I saw Amish women mowing their lawn, not with riding mowers, but with those little push mowers that has the rotating blades. My brother use to have one of those, but he has a small yard also. These people had huge lawns and I thought about just how much we have and take for granted. Of course they choose this way of life, but it made me feel more grateful for the things in my life.

We passed many horse and buggy’s and I never get tired of seeing that sight. They may not get somewhere as fast as we do, but they don’t spend money on gas and pollute the air either. They also have clothes lines on a pully that goes up at an angle. Most of us wouldn’t know what to do without our washer and dryers.

I don’t envy this way of life, but I would love to live out in the country, it’s beautiful and the Amish have their own way of doing things that outsiders simply don’t comprehend. Last year when that man killed those little Amish school children was horrible and how do you recover from such a blow as that. Those people bother no one and to have someone vilify their life was heartbreaking.

Next time we head up that way I’ll take some pictures so you can see how beautiful the country is. I’m glad we rode Friday and Saturday because Sunday was gloomy and rainy, today doesn’t look much brighter. The rain is doing wonders for my burning bush and shrubs though. Have a great day I have somethings I need to get done.