Sunflowers

Dayton to and from Columbus is an hour and a half drive each way, dealing with traffic and passing through mostly farm land. I don't mind the farm land...it's very pleasant...but the traffic, UGH. Lots of trucks, lots of people who place themselves in the left lane and then refuse to move, lots of incredibly fast drivers, lots of construction. (Orange should be Ohio's state color in honor of the construction barrels that are all over our interstates).

On a return trip from Columbus, rather than taking the usual I-70 to I-675, I took Route 68, a two-lane highway that goes past Young's Jersey Dairy (yummy ice cream) and through the picturesque, artsy town of Yellow Springs. Just north of Yellow Springs is a sunflower farm with the most breath-taking view: an ocean of yellow highlighted by the sun and bright blue Indian summer sky. 

Magnificent...and on the road less taken ~