A Walk in the Woods

On Saturday the kids and I drove home from a night away at the Big City visiting my parents. After a near sleepless night full of unsettled little ones and all the stresses of the freeway, when I arrived home I nearly handed the kids over to my Beloved and collapsed into bed with a cup of tea. Instead, we all trooped out to the forest.

My Poppet's look of wonder sums it all up. The rain drenched forest was magical. Whether craning up  to peer at the tree tops or studying the rain hung moss, there was enchantment to be found everywhere. Even the air, moist and heavy and laden with scent, was rejuvenating. We felt the mud with our toes, hid behind ferns, and, ahem, I might have taken a few photos...