Langdon and Hannah

7-24-05
10:54 a.m.

Just now we’re in Langdon, ND. On the way here, we passed bright yellow fields we reckoned were mustard, and some smoky blue ones that we didn’t recognize. [Note: it was later found out that the yellow fields are canola or rapeseed, and the blue ones are flax.] Langdon had some very nice houses, one painted bright green with yellow and purple accents that was VERY PRETTY. There was an intriguing tree someone had assembled from pots of purple flowers.
Matchbox Twenty’s “Yourself or Someone Like You” replaced “Maroon”, but now I’m listening to BnL’s “Born on a Pirate Ship”. The farm fields don’t have fences around them. I wonder what that means.
Driving and facing west, there are no clouds in the sky. This is the sort of light, now, that I’m used to, so the fields glare emerald, topaz, and sapphire. The water reflects the sky unflinchingly. I wonder how these fields look in the morning light. Never have I seen water so blue; we just passed another lake.
There’s a town called Hannah nineteen miles form the sign we just passed. I want a picture of myself next to that sign.
It seems that people around here keep bees, as well. I think that would be crazy cool. Of course, I’d probably be scared to death, but oh well. I mean, people terrify me, and I put up with them.
Another lake. “Same Thing” by the BnL might be the perfect song for this drive. A pretty song to accompany all this pretty scenery. I turn the volume up to drown out Lindz and Heather. They are some of the people that scare me, but they’re far better than some I could mention.