Getting Mud On Our Shoes

This is a new video by Pearl Beerhorst which documents a trip out to Seidman Park this winter.  Living in the city means we need to get out from time to time and this park has been a good destination over the years.  There is a system of trails that go add up to five miles. Since we do not have a car, getting out to Seidman Park does not happen very often

Wilcox Park which is right in our neighborhood is  where we go regularly. It is much smaller but still makes for a good walk. What is it about a walk in the woods that is just so refreshing? Walking and talking go great together.  When you are moving it just seems to help the thinking process. I think it may be time to get some mud on our shoes again.

Wild At Heart

The other day we found this temporary structure that was built in the woods beside one of our favorite local parks.  We came back to take a few pictures.  It is a large construction and well built with out the use of nails or any visible lashings.  The whole thing seems to just be stacked and woven out of fallen trees and branches that had been lying about the woods.

I really love that we can have these undeveloped chunks of land with in the city where things can feel a little wild and uncultivated.  I find myself renewed by visiting these kind of wild patches when I go for walks in the neighborhood.  It is as if some wild aspect of my self is affirmed by these places, a place that wants to just remain untamed and natural.