Well, it has taken 8 days for me to write up what I can remember of this ride. Had it done on Sunday or Monday & a pinky finger inadvertently swiped it away without saving. So frustrating. Much internal debate as to a name for today's ride. Fake Tour de Bland (since Henry had another official "better idea"). Tour de Critters (expect differently from a veterinarian? ). Tour de Cheese Swap (see below @ Mattie's). A Long Way Around For Lunch. Settled on the above, since the little caterpillars COULD be indicative of a not-too-bad winter season, & maybe serve to cheer us up during an unusually trying year. The more than 50% orange-colored ones outnumbered the mostly black ones by roughly almost 4:1. Interesting side-note, they get smaller the higher you climb - maybe cooler so less food resources? I welcome scientific theories or facts for that observation. Anyway, glorious fall day for a terrific ride all the way around through Tazewell into Burkes Garden w/ Henry, & halfway w/ David. Noticeably much more autumn leaf color just since last Saturday's great ride. Stopped by Dr. Householder's dentist office to send him a pic documenting our journey. Got a good variety of critter pics, but missed the heron we saw, and all the too quick rodents (chipmunks, squirrels) & the woodchuck. As for Mattie's, I ordered a burger w/ my fixings but of course no cheese, & wondered why it was a dollar more than posted & had to dig for more cash. Got back to Henry @ the table on the porch w/ a glum look, as there were 2 thick pieces of cheese on top, & I hated to tell Mattie. Henry came to the rescue, his meatloaf sammich was pitifully devoid of cheese, so we transferred ALL of it over (way up in the air) in 1 big peel off the top. Both problems solved, lunches perfected, praise the Lord!