Experiment and other things.

After our last post we had mentioned we would try being more observant in our daily journeys into the great wide public. Not much to report although we spent Saturday afternoon at a packed Wal-mart standing around waiting for people to move. Not sure if the population around here is increasing or everybody got paid that day. The place was packed, and people with carts full of stuff they probably didn't need were standing in line at every checkout. 22 of which were open (out of 25, we think). So we decided to take a walk in the local woods and decompress from what was a stress inducing crowd of people scrabbling to get their dollar ninety five pizzas.


    Our journey started here.

 Stopped to take a picture of the frozen puddle, leaves, water, and snow.

 Came around the bend and there was a row of cedars making a nice frost protected tunnel.

 Then the trail turned into poplars and maple and various deciduous trees. Kind of a neat canopy.

 The trail broadened, and some trees still held their green leaves. Don't know why.

 Ah... the road not taken. The one on the right dead ended and backtracking was in order. Still it was an interesting spot, using the panorama setting on the camera.

 Decided to go a little artsy on your collective arses. The snow on the rock looks like white flowers doesn't it?

 The sun came out and turned the orange leaves into a yellow blanket. All in all a nice walk.

 Last shot was the stone wall surrounding the C.C.I. Cottage. Just liked the contrast between the rock the metal fence and the leaves and trees in the background.

The walk was much more enjoyable than the day at Wal-mart, and it cost us no money. So this was a short tour of a trail out behind our neighborhood. Love living in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.