Farmers' fields forever

As far as the eye can see
Bowood, ON
May 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

I’m pedalling at speed on an empty country road, the tailwind pushing me along like a silent hand on my back.

I’m making good time as the city fades in the rear-view, the sun lighting the way ahead through a perfectly clear blue sky.

As I pass a woodlot on the right, a brilliantly bright field of yellow suddenly materializes, seemingly out of nowhere. I’m guessing it’s canola, and it stands out because most of the early-season farmers’ fields have just been initially plowed and planted.

As much as my autonomic cyclist’s brain wants to maintain momentum, I can’t pass up a closer look, and so I find myself coasting to a stop on the gravel shoulder.

The photo is a seemingly simple one, but I shoot it anyway because I want to remember why some of us occasionally decide to hit the brakes so we can smell - or simply appreciate - the flowers.

Because right here right now, the sun is shining just so. The feeling I get as the gravel crinkles under my tires and the grasses in the ditch sway in the puffy breeze is also unique to this moment. I don’t want to lose that feeling to time, so a photo will have to do.

We remember by looking around and stopping every once in a while. We forget when we decide to speed on past.

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