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Continue reading →: A Contemplative WalkJanuary 2025 In early January, I resumed hiking in the woods after a couple months’ absence. At first, it was merely to exercise and let off emotional steam. My camera stayed behind, after all there was no snow, the woods were a dreary brown. My destination was the same wooded…
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Continue reading →: Autumn Colors at FrontenacOctober 20, 2024 Autumn leaves scintillated in the afternoon light, setting Frontenac State Park ablaze. Maples, oaks, aspen dazzled in various hues of yellow, orange and red. Trees swayed in the breeze. Overwhelmed by the beauty of the colors, I pondered if it were possible to capture it either in…
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Continue reading →: Solo Hiking in OctoberOctober 13, 2024 Jesse was busy today so we were unable to hike together, instead I ventured out and through our woods on my own. After a couple of Sundays in a row, leaving the farm and sharing a hike, it felt lonely and almost dull setting out on my…
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Continue reading →: Bluebells
May 1, 2024 Faith is becoming more interested in learning and exploring the natural world and desired to see the bluebell flowers. My Mom, Grandma to Faith, planned to take her in an evening after the day’s farm work was done, after doing errands in the neighboring town of Plainview.…
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Continue reading →: Elba Fire TowerSeptember 22, 2024 At the foot of the bluff, I took in the steps winding up, five to six hundred of them. Not even the first quarter of the trail can be seen from the bottom. Those endless steps are daunting. I have traversed them many many times over my…
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Continue reading →: Kayaking
September 16, 2024 Jesse and I had talked about spending time with Larry for months, specifically getting the canoe out and exploring the wetlands between Kellogg and Weaver, in the backwaters of the Mississippi. I had in mind canoeing the Weaver Bottoms out to the island near where the Whitewater…
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Continue reading →: Inspiration Point in Late Summer
September 8, 2024 Jesse and I decided we should once again enjoy a hike on this beautiful September day – ceasing the opportunity before corn harvesting begins. We returned to Whitewater State Park in the late afternoon, this time exploring the other side of the park. Jesse parked the car…
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Continue reading →: From John Latsch to Whitewater
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Continue reading →: Climbing at John Latsch
September 1, 2024 My lungs were on fire, every breath an effort. My chest heaved. I have been breathless before but never this bad. A metallic flavor began creeping into my mouth. “Oh man, this is bad – right? Are my lungs exploding? What happens if I can’t take another…
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Continue reading →: Autumn Musings
October 27, 2024 I haven’t been in the woods all summer long; except a quick paced hike at Frontenac State Park with Jesse’s (my husband) aunt, which was more about our conversation than enjoying nature. The few photos I snapped were taken in a rush. Before that, my last jaunt…
In Pursuit of Wonder 