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Need stress relief? Join me on woodland walk to meet fairies, dinos and more

8/31/2014

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Whew!  What a week.

Wifi network down.  Technology gremlins attacking.  Fuzzy hopping with excitement on his 30-day blog tour, meeting so many lovely people.  And Sweet T's e-book conversion continues to evolve as tech experts work miracles.  Plus, it's Labor Day weekend in the US, and we're supposed to rest from our toil.

So, I REALLY need to Zen-out and find my happy place.  Lucky for me, it's right outside my door.

Join me for a walk on the greenway?  I’d love your company.


Our suburban house on a quarter-acre lot backs up to a greenway, a series of interconnecting walking paths through the wooded watershed  leading to a park and nature preserve.  Even though we live in a city, it feels as if we're in the country.  

Let’s hop on the trail here.


Hard to believe these peaceful woods
are part of a U.S. metro area of a million people.

Woodland Path: Hard to believe these peaceful woods are part of a U.S. metro area of a million people.
Getting happy with my imagination now:
Doesn't this old log look like a Triceratops head?

Picture: Getting happy with my imagination now: Doesn't this old log look like a Triceratops head?
Picture: River made of stone. Imagination is everywhere.  Like building a river of swirly stones.


Imagination is everywhere.

Like building a river of swirly stones.
 



Beauty is crafted
from everyday elements.

Picture: Old red bike with cart made into a flowerbox full of blooms: Beauty is crafted from everyday elements.
Oops!  Watch your head on that limb! 
No worries about stepping on snakes today. 
It's not hot enough
for reptiles to slither onto the path
to cool themselves on concrete.
Plus, copperheads stay close to the creek ... I think.
Picture: hill path in green wood: Oops!  Watch your head on that limb!  No worries about stepping on snakes today.  It's not hot enough for reptiles to slither onto the path to cool themselves on concrete. Plus, copperheads stay close to the creek ... I think.
Shady nook to rest and contemplate.
Picture: stone bench in shady glade: Shady nook to rest and contemplate.
Thoughtful hydration station for pooches.
Picture: Bowl of water next to woodland path: Thoughtful hydration station for pooches.
Shhhh!  Stay very quiet.
We may spot shy woodland fairy princesses.

Cat Michaels: Dream big and use your imagination. Picture: two little girls dressed as princesses, with yellow daisies woven in their hair.
More Anthropomorphisizing
This tree wants to scurry away
on human-hand-looking roots. 
(Hmmm.  That could be the start of a good story line.
)
(Picture: gray tree trunk that has roots looking like outstretched hands lying on top of the soil.) More Anthropomorphisizing This tree wants to scurry away on human-hand-looking roots.  Hmmm.  That could be the start of a good story line.
Almost done.  How about a short cut up the hill?
Back home again.

... Energized. 
... Refreshed. 
... Ready to tackle the world again.  (Or at least start writing the next chapter after the weekend.)

I feel so much better.  Hope you do, too.    Thanks for joining me.

Here's wishing you'll always find the way to your happy place. If you care to share in the comment section below, please tell about what you do to de-stress.

Photo Credits: Cat Michaels, B. Hall
2 Comments
Eiry Rees Thomas link
9/1/2014 02:58:37 am

Hi Cat, Fuzzy and all! Looking through the photos above helps to de-stress on this busy Monday morning in Wales, UK.
Often, when I'm stressed, I enter 100 Acre Wood to join Winnie The Pooh and his friends. The penultimate photo above might have been taken there :)

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Cat Michaels link
9/2/2014 01:36:55 am

Eiry, Thanks for visiting. Please come again and we'll share a virtual cuppa. Maybe Fuzzy and I can virtual visit you and Winnie some time soon -:D.

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