Aug 20 2008
The Gift In The Woods
Today I decided to take a walk in the woods behind our house. It was much cooler there in the shade. I walked for a while watching the squirrels scamper up the trees and play chase with each other. When I got to the stream I sat down on a fallen log and watched the shallow water flow past. There were butterflies and bees on the wild flowers and some lizards moving among the rocks at the edge of the stream. I sat there for a while and then I noticed movement out of the corner of my eye. I cut my eyes to the side and there stood a deer. A doe was slowly walking closer to where I sat. Every few feet she would stop, look around and take a few bites of grass. After about five minutes, she noticed me and ran deeper into the woods. I slowly let out my breath and headed back to my house. My step was lighter and a smile played around my lips. I was thankful for the gift in the woods.
