What a glorious day! We went for an afternoon hike to a spot we haven't visited since the early fall. It felt as though we were in a magical forest, that everywhere we looked there was something very cool that caught our eyes. We used our animal tracks book to decipher raccoon, eastern cottontail and squirrel tracks. The kids swung on a tree that had fallen onto another tree which then grew around it. We found tons of fungus, one piece was so big and strong the kids took turns standing on it. High in one of the trees we spotted what we believe is an owl nest. There were so many rabbit tracks Ben joked that we must be missing a spring party somewhere! We followed a chipmunk to its hole in the ground. The number of dead trees made for great adventures, one that was hollow we drummed on, another we could stand inside of and many others to climb on. One of these trees was placed in a way that the kids bounced it up and down. This doesn't even exhaust my list. To top it off we bumped into friends on our way out and their way in, giving the kids a quick play and me a brief chat with a friend. If this is any indication, which I don't doubt it is, we are in for a great season.
Many people have commented how "lucky" we are to spot wonderful things in nature. While, we are certainly in awe of what we see, I don't think its luck. I think it is there all the time, we are just making time to be out seeing it. Its the lifestyle we choose, to make it an important part of our life, to walk in the woods being oberservant and thankful.
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