So Many Ways to Have the Time of Your Life

You speed along the path, trees passing in a blur.

From woodpeckers to waterfowl, bald eagles to blackbirds, feathered friends abound in Carroll County and the surrounding region.

You feel the spray on your face as the boat zips down the river, but after awhile you throttle back and she glides to a stop.

You take a deep breath, smelling the freshly cut grass.

You feel the sweat on your brow from exertion, but you push on.

You wait silently hidden in the thick of the trees.

"Get away from the city and relax," they said.

You lay your towel on the back of your chosen chair, and you put the rest of your things beside it.

You’re roaring through the rolling hills of Carroll County, farmland and forests spread out ahead of you in the bright October sunlight.

You hear the bullfrogs in the distance, but you’re silent.