September Journeys

This month has about ten days left in it. Although it is late September the weather is still like hot summer days. The high temp today and for most of the week will be in the mid 90's. Tough weather for staying active and cool at the same time. I rode my bike after work this evening at Bond park, and it was still hot and humid. It gets dark earlier each passing day and I used a bike headlight to see the trails and get back home safely. Going to a gym that is air conditioned and lighted helps out when it gets darker earlier. My journey in the gym started with a one hour workout on September 1st. They moved the fitness equipment around in the gym and there was a new tread mill machine. They also added a nice 32" HDTV so people can watch sports or news while running or riding the exercise bikes. I usually see the same faces working out each time that I use this apartment gym. Most of this month I have been fairly consistent in using the gym about one day a week. I am still playing tennis at least once every two weeks and I attended an RDU tennis meetup the first week in September at Lion's park. It was the advanced singles group, and I won all the sets that I played. I played one or two additional evenings of singles as well as doubles. On Saturday mornings this month I have been attending a disc golf meetup group that plays different courses in the area. I got an "ace", hole in one at the Cornwallis course on September 11th. However, I lost another good driver disc at Harris Lake park trying to clear the lake on hole #10 from the pro tee. Last weekend I played a new course with the meetup group near Fuquay for the first time. I purchased a headlight for my bike and since have been riding more often. This month I have rode about two days each week, at parks such as Harris Lake, Lake Crabtree, the ATT, and Lake Johnson trails. I am thankful for my good health and the beauty of God's creation that I can enjoy while outdoors. The fall season is just a few days away, this Wednesday is the first day of fall. There is also a full moon this Thursday and the start of the Feast of Tabernacles for the Jewish people. I am hoping for the rapture to possibly happen this week or early next week. I was reading lots of articles that point to this time of year as the Lord's return nears. I hope that my journey will take me to heaven sometime before the end of this month. I attended the journey single's worship night at HCC on Friday and won a door prize, a devotional book for Men. Now I can read through the Bible in a year. It was a good evening of fellowship, singing, and listening to a sermon about how women think. I hope this will help me to get some more dates and better relationships in the weeks ahead. Last Thursday there was a single's social night with pizza and small group discussions at a friend's house a few minutes down the road. I wish I would not have to work so many weekends so that I can enter tournaments and win a prize or trophy. But then I think that rewards in heaven are better to achieve then earthly rewards. I chose this orange color type font because it is getter closer to that "Harvest" time of year. Even at work, lots of the displays are changing to orange color as the marketing guys know that fall is in the air. But I don't want to fall I want to rise up into the clouds someday. Here are some photos that I took with my phone camera on this September journey, enjoy: 



By Harris Lake, tall reeds growing, and lily pads in the waters.



Driving on I-40 at night, view from driver's seat with night mode on.





That's a "hole in one" ace at Cornwallis DGC, hole #4.



Yellow sunflowers off the trail on a September bike ride.