Lonely? How About A Walk In The Woods
It’s autumn and Pennsylvania — where I live — has just come out with a new list of restrictions to try to keep us safe during this pandemic. I expect it’s the same wherever you are; America is not doing too well these days. In my county, we are currently back to lockdown-like conditions: we are only supposed to leave the house for school, work, medical care, grocery shopping, and exercise. So after dropping my daughter off at school in the morning, I have been stopping by one of two parks between her school and home and taking a walk.
It has been a gorgeous fall, and I have been rewarded for getting out each day by explosions of brilliant colors, which had lasted much longer than I expected.
The wildlife has been abundant: I have seen two owls (a barred owl and an eastern screech owl), black squirrels, gray squirrels, chipmunks, deer, and so many birds!
I’m struck by the tiny things: ice surrounding a fallen leaf
to the downed trees of a very active beaver
Some days are rainy and gray
Others are full of sunshine
Walking in the woods has been the best remedy for boredom, loneliness, and fear that I can think of.
Have a happy and safe autumn!
~ Melissa
If you want to read about what I did with all the golden gingko leaves this fall, visit my blog http://foodunderfoot.blogspot.com
