Animals
- Deja Vu
When you read today's post,you might be inclined to think it is a re-post from another year.I assure you it's not. It's just that some things happen repeatedly around here.Like this... Yesterday morning, when we opened the chicken house, the...
- Our Big Beautiful Frozen World
Yesterday the sun was out and it warmed up to 19 degrees! Hubbs was home early, so we took the opportunity to get out for a winter hike. We headed through the woods and down into this field. Sam and Oakley were ecstatic.... a hike!!!Their favorite!The...
- What A Difference A Day Makes
What a wonderful quiet weekend we had...Hubbs and I...and the dogs...and the critters! Saturday was a beautiful day...blue skies with temps in the mid fifties.We set out mid afternoon with Sam and Oakley for a hike in the woods... no jackets! Hiking...
- It's A Dog's Life
With Hubbs being on vacation and home this week,we are trying to build more playtime into each day. Yesterday afternoon the sun beckoned us.We decided to treat the big dogs to a walk in the woods.To them there is nothing more fun than that! Maddie and...
- Woodsy Wanderers
We took a little time this weekend to walk our wooded acreage. Every few weeks we walk our trails to make sure that they are clear of fallen trees and branches. Every 15 or so years our woods are harvested for the most mature trees...giving the younger...
Animals
Communion
Hubbs arrived home early yesterday....
something that rarely happens.
So, we took advantage of the gorgeous Autumn day
with the sun sinking low in the sky,
and took the boy dogs for a walk in the woods.
Sadly, we had to leave the girl dogs (our geriatric gals) at home.
This walk was a long one...over to the hundred acre woods
to finish the task of hanging and marking No Trespassing signs.
"Hello MaryAnn!" as we pass the pigpen.
I love meandering through the woods, taking in all of the magic that nature has to offer.
Nature tells so many stories and teaches so many lessons.
Like...
the Love Tree...
See how this tree starts its life out as one, and then splits into two...
only to eventually re-join into one single tree.
(I imagine it just like soul mates, who upon their arrival on this earth
are separate, but after finding each other, are once again joined...
never to be separate again!)
(Yes, I am a romantic!)
And then there is this...
from death comes life...
The original trunk of this tree is twisted and gnarled, having fallen onto the ground.
But because just enough nourishment could still be transported through its roots into
the far side of its trunk, new trees have grown out of the old.
Old trees that die and fall to the ground become the birthplace of mosses, ferns, and fungus.
Pretty amazing...this thing called "life"!
And how about these holes....
a drill couldn't have made them any more perfect.
Thank you Mr. Woodpecker!
Amazing, huh?
I love these walks.
While the dogs hunt and chase scents,
and Hubbs makes sure that hunters stay out of our safe haven,
I ponder the miracle and perfection of nature.
And at the end of the day, we are all tired and fulfilled!
If you haven't had the pleasure of a walk through the woods, lately...
I highly suggest you get out there!
And keep your eyes open to all that is around you.
You, too, will be amazed!
- Deja Vu
When you read today's post,you might be inclined to think it is a re-post from another year.I assure you it's not. It's just that some things happen repeatedly around here.Like this... Yesterday morning, when we opened the chicken house, the...
- Our Big Beautiful Frozen World
Yesterday the sun was out and it warmed up to 19 degrees! Hubbs was home early, so we took the opportunity to get out for a winter hike. We headed through the woods and down into this field. Sam and Oakley were ecstatic.... a hike!!!Their favorite!The...
- What A Difference A Day Makes
What a wonderful quiet weekend we had...Hubbs and I...and the dogs...and the critters! Saturday was a beautiful day...blue skies with temps in the mid fifties.We set out mid afternoon with Sam and Oakley for a hike in the woods... no jackets! Hiking...
- It's A Dog's Life
With Hubbs being on vacation and home this week,we are trying to build more playtime into each day. Yesterday afternoon the sun beckoned us.We decided to treat the big dogs to a walk in the woods.To them there is nothing more fun than that! Maddie and...
- Woodsy Wanderers
We took a little time this weekend to walk our wooded acreage. Every few weeks we walk our trails to make sure that they are clear of fallen trees and branches. Every 15 or so years our woods are harvested for the most mature trees...giving the younger...