Wonderment.

It’s mornings like this that I crave. Mack and I arrived in the forest with alacrity. All I wanted to do was stand still and take in this scene. The magical mist adds a layer of mystery to my beloved forest.

The stuff of fairy tales…. Once upon a time in a dark and misty wood, a lady and her stalwart canine set about on an adventure. Foraging for mushrooms, photo opportunities and other objects of wonderment along their path. Stopping now and then to breathe it all in. The scent intoxicating, laced with pine and spruce, she couldn’t help the grin that traced from ear to ear.

A murder of crows flies overhead, a squirrel bounces across the path and she bounces, too. Because she knows she gave this year her very best. She takes a deep, cleansing breath and exhales any regrets and disappointments, as a new year is afoot. Filled with grand adventures and blooming with possibilities.