Monday, November 16, 2009

The days will be good

I went hiking in Shenandoah National Park this weekend with a few friends. We drove through a thick fog to get to the campsite, and we were nervous that the dark clouds would erupt into rain any minute. I got separated from my friends as we were gathering twigs for the campfire. The fog was just starting to clear when I stumbled upon a fawn and her mother. Everything was quiet and peaceful, and I felt like I had stepped into something quite magical.


"With the smell of the woods and the wind in the trees [...] they will forget the rush and the strain of all other long weeks of the year, and for a short time at least, the days will be good for their bodies and good for their souls." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

5 comments:

  1. Wow. What a beautiful forest! I'd love to get lost in there. (with a friend or two) xoxo

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  2. This is such a great post. I love the beautiful imagery, your words, and the quote. Thank you.

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  3. Great post! Sounds like a great weekend. I love the way u described ur encounter with the deer and its fawn:) It truly sounds magical:)

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  4. Like that picture where you can just about see the fawn.

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