Full Circle?

Last year on St. Patrick's Day we went to the M&M site. This year, it waited until the 28th...

Can't wait until it looks like this.

Jenn's Woods

This is one of those things that is hard to explain. It's not a fabulous piece of art, but it's worth a lot to me. An old friend and I had an ongoing "argument." He grew up near Fontenelle Forest, and I grew up in a place where we'd go down into the woods... It became a metaphor for us in several discussions--"The forest and the woods just can't come together." He made this for me, and it includes quite a concession on his part: It's titled, "Jenn's Woods." It makes me smile whenever I see it. :)

One Reason I Love Melees & Mayhem...

This is the walk back from the parking lot.

Compare to the same woods in March.

Sharing My Woods

Today I got to take Max and Ethan to the woods on the farm. We had great fun. I mentioned the fossils that I used to find there, and a few feet farther Max said, "I think I found one!" And he had. I really enjoyed sharing it with them.

A couple of other random images of where I grew up:

And, of course, the sunset over Topeka (be sure and check out Khaentlahn's version, too). . .

Some Real Woods

We spent some time at the Melees & Mayhem site today. Took a walk into the woods. It reminded me so much of "my woods" on the farm that we played in when I was little.

Have you ever been to a place that just feels right to you? The M&M site was like that for me. I know, I'm strange, but I felt significance in the place for me; the future will be bright there. More photos of our walk (and the parade, and the little Norse outfit I made for Jacque) are available on Khaentlahn's page for today.

When we got back I took Jac to the park:

Later, I let something/someone get me down, and took a little walk to find my happy spring mood. On the way back, these rays of hope hit me.