A Walk in The Wilderness

When Diane suggested that we go on a nature walk this morning, all the usual excuses came back to me. It's too hot, there's so much housework to be done, we have nobody to go with us. But the truth is, I just didn't feel like it. But that is never a good reason not to do something. Especially something with my precious daughter.

So we packed her bug catcher, magnifying glass and a bottle of water and headed up to Campbell Valley Park. Once we arrived I felt such a calmness come over me. The park was anything but busy and I was now looking forward to a leisurely walk in the beauty of God's creation. We started on the Little River Loop trail, but were soon joined by a large group of talkative women. Usually I'm the leader of such a pack of giggling crazies, but at this moment we were feeling peaceful.

We took a less used path and we soon greeted by the quiet we sought. Walking along the dirt path, we listened to different song birds and enjoyed watching the sun dancing through the forest canopy. Over the course of the next couple hours we observed a butterfly flitting from flower to flower, had a close encounter with a brazen squirrel and captured a very weird looking bug. I did not, however, regret leaving the housework for a later time.