Day 10

 Spent my evening happily working on this birthday crown for a dear little fellow who's celebrating his second birthday tomorrow.  (Thanks, as always, to Deb Soule for the idea!)

The evening's work



The rest of the blog was written from bottom to top, so scroll down to the bottom now and work your way back up!  :-)

...and relaxing at my sit spot.

...feeling the soft pine needles, the crunchy oak leaves...

...weaving a path through the undergrowth, alert for thorns...

...and step into bare feet.  This one little change shifted my whole relationship to the forest as I walked quietly to my spot.  It was like I'd acquired a whole new sense, an ability to feel and read the forest floor through my body.  Immediately I felt the warm, damp earth under my left foot, the cool moss under my right...

 

I've been wearing shoes all month to protect my feet from the mosquitoes.  On my way through the woods today, it felt like it was time to shed them....