(30x30 Nature Challenge, Day 1)
One of the first things that I
noticed as I went out for my first 30x30 walk in nature was a hole in my rubber
boots. This was followed by the realization that rubber boots in snow with wet
socks leads to really cold feet. Despite this, I trudged along.
The second thing I noticed was
the noise, I thought it would be quiet, that the frogs were still frozen
somewhere waiting for spring. I was wrong. They are awake and getting louder by
the minute as I wandered around. I will try to record the sound when they are
at full throttle and share it with you another day.
I also noticed how pretty the
stars were in their reflection in the grass and dead leaf ponds that have
showed up all over the yard. Once the frogs start moving I can see my little
ones having a good time chasing them down and splashing through these puddles.
I am always surprised how far
balls can travel on their own, we pumped up all the balls on Sunday and I found
this one at the end of my trails waiting to encourage me with a smile!
I had a long day, didn't sleep well, dropped off the kidlets for their first day at daycare (which went well), was late for work, spent the day with flowers and heat (which was nice), then was reminded at the last minute that my teen daughter had a concert. After running around picking everyone up, feeding them, and then packing them up again, we made it through the day. I got home, and after everyone was in bed, watched Survivor and then started watching some sitcoms and almost talked myself into NOT going outside. I was tired and just wanted to lay on the couch and watch T.V. So I kicked myself off the couch, grabbed my rubber boots (note to self- buy new rubber boots), my coat, flashlight and camera and went for a walk in Nature.
It helps that Nature is about ten feet out my back door!
After the walk, I have cold feet, but my skin feels better and I'm ready for bed. So good night and hopefully I can get out during the daylight hours tomorrow!
