Our birthday plans involved skating at the outdoor rink. Alas, it was 7 degrees which meant our plans needed to be changed. Thanks to my flexible birthday boy we decided to head to our favorite hike; snake hill. The mild weather brought out lots of different birds including a cooper's hawk and some downy woodpeckers. This hike has become such a part of who we are. As we go along the trail the kids have places we always stop. There is the wishing well, a hollowed out tree stump which we take turns putting in our wish and mixing it up with a stick. There are many fairy homes; two in particular that we always check to see if they need repairing or gifting with nearby treasures. We love the rock highway, the ladder, the hand tree, the ramp and everyone needs to sit on the elephant trunk. Its like visiting an old familiar friend. We notice any small changes, trees that may have fallen, rocks moved out of the way, the water level and the growth of moss.
Today there was the unexpected find of a few oranges hanging in the trees from when we celebrated winter solstice here with some friends. This led to the reminiscing of favorite times along the trail. It was fitting that we would be here for my outdoor buffs birthday.
A fairy house
A snowman we built in a tree
The elephant trunk
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