Sunday, November 09, 2008

Banshee Reeks, The Little Orange Man and the Sharing of a Nut...

Last weekend The Bear, Beanie and myself all went for a stroll at one of our favorite haunts, Banshee Reeks State Park. It's a lovely old farm that we enjoy roaming around on it's many trails. There was plenty of color to soak in and my camera was out almost the entire time as fall produces my favorite colors, orange and lime green!

Here we are as we paused from strolling down the path to document our visit! Aw, what a cute couple you say? I agree!

As I was walking these leaves caught my eye. They not only are huge but seemed to be cuddling next to one another for saftey. Nature is a hard place to made a home.

A leaf the size of your head you say? No, it can't be, you must exaggerating! Well, I happen to have proof right here!

As we were hoping down the bunny trail something bright orange caught my peepers. Why it's a little man with a walking stick. I wonder if he's lost, or if he thinks I may be lost. I paused to ask him directions but he just stood there frozen as if frightened. So I just quietly backaway and proceeded to hop in the direction I had been hopping. Poor fella, hope he found his way home.

The Bear is always pausing to show me new and interesting things in the woods. He's great at tree identification and what kind of nuts are on the ground to eat. I will be the first to pick him for my team if ever anyone tells me that I will soon be stranded in the woods and I can only take one person with me. Well baby, The Bear is that person. I know with his MacGyver skills we will make it through anything. Here he is after finding some walnuts along the path. He kelt down and with a large rock bashed open the nuts and of course like the gentleman he is graciously offered me the first one. It was so delicious. You truely can't buy that in a grocery store.
You may notice a little black and white head at the bottom of the picture there. Well Beanie never misses a chance to learn a new skill and The Bear never misses and oportunity to educate the next generation! If we were to get stranded in the woods, believe me, Beanie would have to learn to pull her weight somehow!

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