Happy Sunday! John is hosting the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge this week and he’s raised the question of “Go-to Places.”

I don’t think I can really say I go to a specific place when I’m feeling sad because usually, when I’m feeling down, a drive would be what I need, to nowhere in particular. I love to drive, especially when I’m alone with my music playlist on high volume, at least as loud as my ears and brain can bear.

These days, however, if I want to go out, my mom will usually make me drag my aunt along, which I hate because, then, I can’t just drive without a destination. So to ditch my aunt, I would opt for a walk in the neighborhood park with headphones than a drive.

I like to pop either a podcast, an audiobook, or music on my phone and just walk until my legs are saying “no more!” Some of the times, I would be so into whatever I was listening to that I felt like I would never stop walking. Eventually though, after maybe 2 miles, it would be time to go home.

If I can go somewhere on my own, I would opt for the Fernwood trail, which is about a 15-minute drive. I like that it’s not so hard of a hike and I can turn back at any point and it wouldn’t be too hard. I also love the view that it offers – a high-up view of the city I live in.

Finally, if I can go somewhere during the hottest months of the year, my go-to would be to find a scenic backway and just drive and enjoy the scenery. I’ve driven on a couple of scenic backways in the past and I think the scenery is much better than the scenic by-ways and there are also not as many cars on backways. I drove this road last summer and I would do it again this year if I have the chance.