Happy Trails
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Happy Place.”
I often have a hard time dragging myself out of bed early in the morning, or pulling myself together enough to leave the house. But man, is it worth it! I can get lucky enough to watch the sun come up, walk through a neighborhood that’s not yet awake.
And I get the dirt trails mostly to myself.
There’s something so special about walking through a tunnel of old oak, pine, and redwood trees, or a maze of berry bushes and overgrown grapevines. The cool morning air, the twittering of birds, the honking of geese passing overhead, the occasional sight of a deer or two.
It’s almost impossible for me to resist an unexplored trail, one that curves around a bend and leads off to who-knows-where. When I reach a fork in the road, my only question is, “Which one shall I explore first?”
And if the path takes me over an old wooden bridge, that’s even better!
Off I go… I’ll see you when I get back!
Categories: photo-challenge, Photography
Love all the pics, but especially the deer. 🙂
That’s exactly what I was going to say!
Thanks for your comments, Brenda and mommyinbonlee! There’s plenty of evidence of deer in the area, but it’s always a nice surprise to actually spot them : )
Especially when not driving a car! 🙂
Great capture with those deer looking down on you.
Thanks for commenting! I felt very lucky to capture this encounter.
Beautiful post Christine 🙂
Thanks so much for your kind comment! I’ve just been checking out your blog and enjoying your photography. That’s a beautiful part of the world you live in : )
You are very welcome Christine 🙂 And thank you for visiting my site, and yes, I am lucky to now live in Scotland 🙂