This past Saturday, we went for a nearly 5 mile hike on ‘Boone Fork Trail’. The weather wasn’t the most motivating, as it was overcast the entire time. We decided to take the trail backwards, unlike the way that most folks go, we headed straight instead of taking the immediate right at the trailhead. My […]

There aren’t enough days in the weekend. ~Rod Schmidt Saturday I went for a hike while Cody was at work. It reminded me of “old times” hiking along the trail alone. When I first moved up here it was extremely hard to find another person who shared in my enthusiasm to go hiking, so normally […]

This is another photo I took this past weekend on Sunday while we walked around Bass Lake. I just can’t wait for this weekend to finally be here, one more day. Tomorrow afternoon I have my very first visit for Acupuncture; the appointment wasn’t supposed to be until next Friday but I asked to be […]

As I came across this photo during my initial sort I passed by it briefly but then felt like I should go back and take another look. Upon second glance as I stared at this picture I suddenly got this nagging feeling, I like it, but I don’t like it. There are so many beautiful […]

This weekend proved to me once again why I am so very thankful when the sun shines. The weather of last week can get you down right depressed when the deficiency of the sun lasts that many days in a row. By Saturday morning I felt normal again, and was ready to get outside and […]

This picture bellows that which is almost ineffable to me;the sky, silhouettes, and gently rippling waters are all so calming.This week my personal goal is to get photos everyday of the brilliant fall colors, although today I fell short. It’s been rainy all day today, thankfully because we needed it desperately. I knew I would […]

My Happy Birthday message from Tawny: May you always find beauty in all that you areMay the wind always follow youMay the fire within always burnMay your heart always be pureMay you always growMay you always seek the balanceand, may you always “Walk in Beauty” *Now tell me how wonderful is that. Wayfaring WandererMy name […]

Yesterday my birthday request was to do and see something that I haven’t seen before and the first place I could think of was Crabtree Falls. I have wanted to take this hike for sometime now and was very happy that we chose yesterday to finally go. It is getting colder now so it was […]

Come to me in my dreams, and thenBy day I shall be well again!For so the night will more than payThe hopeless longing of the day. Come, as thou cam’st a thousand times,A messenger from radiant climes,And smile on thy new world, and beAs kind to others as to me! Or, as thou never cam’st […]

For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin–real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that […]